Technical Project Manager - IBM Middleware

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY 3RD PARTY SOLICITATIONS. ANY SUCH INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR RECEIVE A RESPONSE. WE CAN ONLY WORK WITH DIRECT APPLICANTS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP. THIS IS AN ON-SITE ROLE FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.

SOFT's client located in Remotely is looking for a Technical Project Manager - IBM Middleware for a long term contract assignment.

Qualifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar training - 5+years of project management experience managing medium to complex projects - Ability to coordinate and work with diverse groups of subject matter experts - Must possess strong technological aptitude along with strong system and process analysis skills - Experience with IIB MQ, Axway Secure Transfer, Connect Direct. IBM Sterling File Gateway, IBM Control Center (formerly Sterling Control Center), IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - Must possess solid business acumen, and have the ability to communicate effectively, conduct meetings and deliver formal presentations - Ability to work effectively independently or in a team environment - Strong analytical, collaboration, leadership, critical thinking, multitasking, and time management skills - Ability to influence successfully in a highly matrix or virtual organization - Some travel may be required Managers Note: Working knowledge of application integration services like: Enterprise Service bus, Messaging broker, file transfer, PaaS. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities:

- The Technical Project Manager works directly with representatives of all organizational areas leading project teams by assigning work to project members, advising project team and project sponsors of any status or implementation issues and recommends solutions as necessary. Work is varied and requires broad technical and business context. - Oversees or participates in project related communications to various levels of stakeholders (from technical SMEs to executive teams) - Manages the entire project life cycle of detailed project plans and develops and delegates project tasks - Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources as appropriate - Ensures cross-project dependencies are identified to establish priorities in project completion. - Ensures early detection of risks and appropriate risk response strategy. - Guides issues to closure and escalates obstacles as needed. - May oversee development of business requirements, which align with the overall objectives and manage scope to plan. - Performs other duties as assigned