DataStaff
is in immediate need of an
Infrastructure Project Manager
for one of our direct clients in the
Richmond, VA
area for a long-term contract opportunity.
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* The selected candidate will need to be onsite 2-3 days/week.Responsibilities:Manage and deliver a complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.Under the program manager, the project manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects.Leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases: Pre-Select, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closeout.Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).Adhere to project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with Project Management Offices.Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminates information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.Ensure documentation of requirements and uses cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned project.Ensure definition of test objectives, designed test plans and test cases for assigned project.Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics.Support system and application training efforts.Work with the cross-functional IT teams to identify/extend, enable and deliver a scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solution that can be managed and deliveredResponsibility for integrating technical knowledge and business knowledge to develop innovative solutions to automate projects activities
Knowledge and Skills: A minimum of 5 years of project experience in IT infrastructure delivery, Network infrastructure, Network architecture, wireless technologies, Cloud implementation, vendor management.Familiarity with telecommunications, network technologies, network standards and practices.Manage projects consisting of network switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, fiber optics and internet services.Experience in the modern fabric-based networks - Network Fabric, underlay, overlay and SD WAN, Experience with VoIP infrastructure a plus.Experience managing large, multi-stream projects.Experience in reviewing carrier bid feedback and present carrier/circuit recommendations to the Management Committee for approval
Required Skills: Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI)15 Years - Candidate must have a minimum of 15 years' experience managing large projects5 Years - Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles.5 Years - Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)Bachelor Degree
Desired Skills: 3 Years - Balance business/technical background with sufficient level of technical background to provide highly credible leadership to technology teams.Agile Scrum Master certification
This position requires a fingerprint-based background check.This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a
competitive benefits package . DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.
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