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Job Duties:
Lead and manage the full project lifecycle for Day 1 system implementation, covering project initiation, planning, execution, testing, deployment, and post go-live stabilization.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, resource allocation, and delivery timelines to ensure project objectives are achieved within scope and schedule.
Coordinate cross-functional teams including application, infrastructure, integration, security, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of project deliverables.
Act as the primary point of contact for government stakeholders, internal delivery teams, and technical teams, ensuring effective communication and alignment throughout the project.
Organize and lead project governance meetings, status reviews, steering committee discussions, and stakeholder reporting sessions.
Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID), while driving mitigation and timely resolution of critical blockers.
Oversee testing readiness and execution for System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including defect tracking and closure coordination.
Lead deployment planning activities including cutover execution, rollback planning, contingency preparation, and production go-live readiness validation.
Ensure project compliance with government security policies, regulatory requirements, audit controls, and documentation standards.
Prepare and present regular project status reports, executive dashboards, progress updates, and escalation summaries to senior management and stakeholders.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Minimum 8 years of overall IT experience, with at least 5 years in project management for large-scale IT implementation projects.
Proven experience delivering complex projects involving multiple teams, systems and interdependent workstreams.
Strong experience managing stakeholders across business, technical and government environments, including senior-level engagement.
Hands-on experience in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource forecasting and milestone tracking using tools such as Microsoft Project.
Familiarity with project delivery methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery models.
Strong knowledge of risk management, issue escalation, dependency management and governance reporting.
Experience coordinating SIT, UAT, production cutover, deployment readiness and go-live activities.
Excellent communication, presentation, leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to operate effectively under pressure.
Professional certification such as Project Management Institute PMP, AXELOS PRINCE2 or Agile/Scrum certification is preferred.
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CEI: R25127749
EA License: 14C7275
Job ID: 144936635