Technical Project Manager

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, permanent. Location Preference: Hybrid in Richmond highly - hybrid at any Fed location if needed. Must be flexible to work some Saturdays or Sundays a month (remote). Could be up to 3-4 weekend days per month.

2101 - Agile squad working with project management activities as well - would like someone to be able to operate in that framework

Position: Technical Project Manager

Company Overview:

Direct Recruit Agency is a leading recruitment agency that connects top talent with the best companies in various industries. We are dedicated to helping our clients find the right candidates for their open positions and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Location Preference: Hybrid in Richmond highly - hybrid at any Fed location if needed

Top 5 must-have hard skills: Project management, Release management, Documentation, M365 product suite, Background in technology, Design Thinking, Agile framework
Top 5 nice-to-have hard skills: Background in Data Center Migrations, Engineering, Infrastructure, WAN/LAN, Process improvements
Top 5 soft skills: communication, collaboration, detail-oriented, organized, and following directions.
Team size: Project team is 15, expanded project team is close to 30
Key aspects of the role: Release management, Project Management, IT knowledge to assist in keeping tasks and defects in progress and on track
Day-to-day Expectations: Participation in daily standups, collaboration with scrum masters and product owners, technicians, build engineers, design engineers, assisting in pursuing responses to tasks and defect work, providing updates to management, updating status systems, coordinating release activities to include scheduling resources for implementation and testing.

Expectations:
- Responsible for process management and execution of complex mid to large-scale projects or programs.
- Reviews all facets of project development, to include overall project and program schedules, budgets, constraints, staffing requirements, and risks. Monitors and controls costs so that projects are completed within the approved budget guidelines.
- Provides technical leadership and guidance to project managers, product managers/owners, engineers, and scrum masters throughout the project life cycle in support of business plans and client initiatives.
- Effectively communicates with stakeholders and other resources to maintain progress status. Key participant in providing input and status updates to leadership and executives during project design, build, and testing phases.
- Applies progressive knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to ensure the long-term viability, supportability, and achievement of project deliverables.
- Manage releases and the overall release lifecycle.
- After-hours or Weekend support and willingness to participate in on-call rotations, as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Expertise:
- Excellent knowledge of supporting mission-critical applications and infrastructure in a 24x7 environment
- Excellent verbal communication skills with a command of the English .
- Excellent written communication skills and an ability to track and present situational status.
- Excellent time-management skills.
- Extremely computer literate, especially with MS Office Suite of products, MS Project, and Gantt.
- Experience with Operating Systems, Database, Middleware, and Network Technologies
- Experience with engineering tools, processes, and best practices.
- Experience with Agile development life cycle and Scaled Agile framework
- Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines

Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of technical experience
- 5-7 years of infrastructure knowledge or managing large-scale data centers
- 5-7 years of working experience in program/product management
- 5-7 years of working experience with release management
- Experience working with technology teams, including design/build and delivery engineers, operations, and architect teams, and managing external vendors.

Why Work for Us:

- Competitive salary and benefits package

- Opportunity to work with top clients and cutting-edge technologies

- Collaborative and supportive work environment

- Career growth and development opportunities

- Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements

If you are a highly motivated and results-driven individual with a passion for project management and technology, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our dynamic team at Direct Recruit Agency.