NEOGOV · 1 day ago
IT Project Manager (Senior/Specialist)
Thurston County – Olympia, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$8,113/mo - $10,916/mo
5+ years expNEOGOV is dedicated to supporting the Department of Children, Youth, and Families in Washington state. They are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to provide project management services for complex IT projects that enhance public health and safety, ensuring collaboration among various stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
Assemble and lead project teams and apply project management processes, tools, and best practices to assigned projects
Identify and manage interdependencies between projects/assignments
Collect project requirements in collaboration with Business Analysts
Draft and submit budget proposals
Provide assistance to Product Owners in the creation, maintenance and refinement of Product Backlogs
Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring to teams in the values, principles and practices of Agile and Scrum
Facilitate and conduct Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives) throughout the software development lifecycle
Identify and remove impediments to team progress
Qualification
Required
Seven (7) years of relevant experience in the field of information technology, such as managing projects, consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications, hardware, telecommunications or network infrastructure equipment, or providing customer/technical support
A Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, data management, information systems or related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) or the Council for Higher Education (CHEA) AND five (5) years of experience with progressively increasing responsibilities
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles
Sufficient level of technical background to identify and evaluate complex project risks and issues lead and facilitate the development and implementation of mitigation plans
Experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level
Advanced knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices
Preferred
Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Manager Professional (PMP) Certification or other project management certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Experience with production support processes and procedures
Exposure to software testing
Lean certification or knowledge of Lean principles
Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses.
Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165 or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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