Senior IT Project Manager

Title: Senior IT Project Manager Location: Indianapolis, IN (Onsite) Duration: 12 Months Type: Contract Note: Only local candidates will be considered for this position. OVERVIEW Minimum five years or more project management experience. Capable of managing a technical, software, and/or data and reporting-centric IT projects with 10 or more staff and/or a project with multiple subprojects. POSITION DESCRIPTION Designs, plans, and coordinates IT work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project kickoff, progress and close-out reports, and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan as/where appropriate. Builds an effective team inclusive of the right IT technical and business-facing subject matter experts and user testers. Assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally manages a group of applications systems analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Executive presence. Professional certification is highly desirable. EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION Project Manager capabilities with 5 or more years of experience. Capable of managing a project with up to ten (10) or more staff and/or a projects with multiple subprojects Required Skills Experience in IT Project Management Prior experience working on State of Indiana large data, business intelligence, or software projects as a Senior IT PM Experience managing projects within Azure DevOps Strong knowledge of information systems development life cycle, information technology, project tools and approaches to development and implemention Experience with Waterfall methodology Experience with Agile methodology Ability to translate technology terms and explain concepts of SDLC to program/business folks who have little to no exposure to large software projects Ability to work with technical team members, and other IT professionals to flesh out project plans and risk registers and overcome obstacles Strong communication and presentation skills PMP Certified