Program Manager

Job description: Need a Program manager (PM3) to successfully direct, control, administer and regulate a Re-write/Modernization of a software Application based on .NET Technology. The Program Manager s primary responsibility is to drive the entire software re-write from Start to Finish and ensure the Final Product meets the business, technical and quality requirements.

Project management Skills:

• Designs project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones,

based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.

• Requires a thorough knowledge of Project management Methodology and approaches to incorporate sufficient Collaboration, Transparency and Feedback loops. Ensure that proper Project management processes are followed.
• Responsible for the development, adjustment, revision of estimates in Planning, Analysis, design, construction, testing and Implementation.
• Required skills Include Risk and Scope management to be able to define, Monitor and control Scope, budget and timelines especially in High-Risk Modernization scenarios.
• Strong Interpersonal Skills to keep Sponsors, Developers, Operations and end users aligned and informed of the program management metrics.
• Most importantly requires a strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability especially to address Technical Debt, Integration Challenges and unforeseen dependencies.
• Notify team leaders of Project Timelines, Milestones, phases, Work requests, target dates and approved executable work package.

Technical Skills:

• Requires an understanding of Application Architecture, Refactoring, re-architecting, or rebuilding strategies.
• Legacy Systems Analysis and Integration points to determine modernization path.
• Familiarity with Cloud Technologies, Microservices and modern DevOps practices
• Tool Proficiency: Experience with Project & Portfolio management tools like Clarity PPM, Azure DevOps, SharePoint and other off-the-shelf operational systems.

Experience:

• Ideally, Past projects that involved legacy system migration, re-factoring or modernization would be highly preferred.7 to 8 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience leading Teams cross development, operations, security and business needs.

Educational requirements:

• Education: 4 year college Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or Business with a focus on Technology
• Certifications: At least One Project Management license like PMP, PMI_ACP required. Other Agile/Scrum certifications can strengthen credibility.

The Position is Hybrid and the hire should be able to come to DCY office in Columbus as needed.

Requirements

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

college Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or Business with a focus on Technology

Required

4

Years

At least One Project Management license like PMP, PMI_ACP required. Other Agile/Scrum certifications can strengthen credibility.

Required

Past projects that involved legacy system migration, re-factoring or modernization would be highly preferred

Required

8

Years

Experience with Project & Portfolio management tools like Clarity PPM, Azure DevOps, SharePoint and other off-the-shelf operational systems.

Required

Familiarity with Cloud Technologies, Microservices and modern DevOps practices

Required

Legacy Systems Analysis and Integration points to determine modernization path.

Required

Requires an understanding of Application Architecture, Refactoring, re-architecting, or rebuilding strategies.

Required