Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Project Manager

The Greentree Group is a dynamic company specializing in advanced technology solutions for federal, state, and commercial clients. The Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Project Manager will oversee software development projects, ensuring they are executed properly while providing insights and recommendations to improve processes.

Responsibilities:

• Provide project support and oversight of State government software development efforts
• Monitor Scrum teams to ensure software development projects are executed properly
• Provide oversight of software development activities related to enhancements and maintenance of enterprise software and make recommendations for improvement
• Prepare and deliver reports and presentations related to the project and findings to client leadership
• Provide insight on key Agile Discovery, Sprint, and Release activities
• Monitor projects for risks and issues and report those to the client
• Support and contribute to written weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reports
• Apply advanced thinking to problems with encouragement and support
• Proactively conduct research into identified and potential client problems
• Conduct deep review of vendor deliverables for the assigned functional scope area for completeness and correctness
• Conduct risk assessments to help the client resolve technical issues and/or discrepancies with existing policies and procedures
• Engage in team’s strategic discussions
• Support the client and stakeholders in achieving project success

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related area. A minimum of eight (8) years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Independent Verification and Validation in a large and complex software development environment
• Minimum three (3) years working in an Agile SDLC environment (Scrum, Kanban, Lean Software Development, etc.)
• PMP Certification
• Experience with enterprise software transformation, modernization, including migrations and integrations
• Familiar with identifying and applying Information Technologies industry standards and best practices
• Ability to work and meet deadlines independently as well as part of the team
• Strong people and presentation skills
• Have strong written and oral presentation skills and be able to present ideas in a simple way
• Preferred previous experience with hands on software development and/or testing
• Experience providing consulting or advisory services to a government client or agency
• Experience with all phases of the IT Disaster Management Cycle
• Familiar with challenges associated with Cloud environments, governance, and compliance