Technical Project Manager - Compunnel Inc.

Role: Technical Project Manager

Location: Reston, VA (hybrid)

Duration: 12+ months

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the coordination of large scale technology changes and events with a focus on improving and maintaining the stability of the production environment. Partners with all stakeholder resources for the performance of project assignments and activities to deliver successful changes with minimal disruption in the established time frame. Manages project through the design, implementation and testing phases in accordance with project objectives. The candidate is required to use FNMs program management tools to manage project work plans, issues, risks, and dependencies. The candidate performs change collision deconflicting, produces status reports, conducts status meetings, gathers necessary approvals, and facilitates issue resolution and risk management sessions.

• Planning, executing, and overseeing technology projects.
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Developing detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation to completion and track project progress and adjust plans as needed to meet deadlines.
• Working closely with engineers, developers, and other CIO teams to ensure technical solutions align with business goals.
• Identifying and mitigate technical risks.
• Communicating updates to stakeholders, including leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Managing expectations and resolving conflicts when necessary.
• The coordination of large scale technology changes and events with a focus on improving and maintaining the stability of the production environment.
• Partnering with all stakeholder resources for the performance of project assignments and activities to deliver successful changes with minimal disruption in the established time frame.
• Managing project through the design, implementation and testing phases in accordance with project objectives.
• The candidate is required to use FNMs program management tools to manage project work plans, issues, risks, and dependencies. The candidate performs change collision deconflicting, produces status reports, conducts status meetings, gathers necessary approvals, and facilitates issue resolution and risk management sessions.

Must have skills:

• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps, and CI/CD practices. Including tools such as Gitlab, Terraform - Proficient with project management tools such as Jira.
• Technical experience with AWS cloud services (minimum 4 at practitioner level), including AWS Console, RDS/Postgres/databases, ECS, EC2, Lambda, Security/IAM, VPC ,S3, SNS, SQS, Fargate, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Certification above practitioner level a plus.
• Familiarity with programming concepts such as microservices, APIs, databases, etc. to work with developers and engineers.
• Understanding of compliance standards, security standards and data governance.
• Understanding of QA processes and ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills to guide junior members of the team.
• Experience in creating contingency plans and ensuring minimal disruption to project timelines.
• Expert knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.
• Strong risk management and issue resolution skills.
• Ability to define roadmaps and success metrics to track project performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and able to translate technical concepts to executive and business stakeholders.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate to drive decision making at all levels.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power Apps, Power BI or equivalent tools - Proven ability to troubleshoot, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with tools such as: Microsoft Project, Visio, Confluence, ServiceNow and other ticketing systems preferred.

Nice to have Skills:

• 10+ years progressive IT experience and 7+ years of PM experience.
• Demonstrated ability in managing large scale, complex projects.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• PMI/Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Preferred.