Job Title: IT Project Manager

Location: REMOTE

Salary/Payrate: $95K-$163K annually W2

Work Environment: Remote

Term: Long-term Contract (12+ months) with possible opportunity of conversion to FTE after 6-months

Bachelor’s degree required: No

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

Job Description:

Our federal client is looking to hire an IT Project Manager for a 100% REMOTE role. Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested in exploring this role. The position is on a contract to hire basis and will pay an annual salary of $95K to $163K (dependent on experience) on a W2 basis with full benefits and PTO.

***Due to the required clearance with our government client, only US Citizens, Green Card and Green Card EAD holders may be considered. Clearance requires that the candidates have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days***

Key Responsibilities:

• Defines project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements, takes projects from assignment to implementation
• Supports management team’s efforts in change management
• Recommends and takes action to improve processes
• Designs computer solutions along with other analysts and developers
• Provides direction to the development and testing scrum teams
• Oversees Work Management
• Requires strong leadership and team-building skills to collaborate effectively with a group of high performing individuals as well as the Executive Leadership Team
• Be a highly effective technical leader-by-example, mentoring the Application development team and using your expertise to guide the design, development, and maintenance of the application
• Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why”, and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and a recommendation
• Able to present and communicate at all levels within the organization
• Possible SOX documentation

Knowledge with the following qualifications:

• Knowledge/experience with Agile methodologies
• Knowledge of Version One or similar work management tools
• Able to present and communicate at all levels within the organization

Working Knowledge (2+ years experience) of one or more of the following qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Java, UNIX, and SQL using Oracle DB
• Prior management leadership experience

Required Experience Level:

• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in technology or software development, preferred

Educational Requirements:

• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of service is preferred