Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure

Infrastructure Project Manager

The selected Consultant must be able to attend an onsite orientation and work onsite in Oakland, California when regular operations resume. Please add a comment as to your Candidates willingness to relocate prior to commencement if he/she is not currently in the San Francisco Bay Area.DISYS has been engaged to identify an Infrastructure Project Manager to be responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating Infrastructure and Agile project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering Infrastructure projects that provide exceptional business value to users. The Infrastructure Project Manager will manage several concurrent high visibility projects (including System Servers, Storage, Network, Operating Systems, Database implementation and upgrade initiatives) using Agile methods in a fast-paced environment that may cross multiple business divisions. Candidates who are currently in the San Francisco Bay Area are preferred for this long-term hiring initiative. The selected Consultant must be able to attend an onsite orientation and work onsite in Oakland, California.

Scope Of Responsibilities:

• Project Planning and Management– Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
• Team Management– Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; mentoring and developing team members.
• Product Owner Support– Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance.
• Process Management and Improvement– Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management.
• Team Building– Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution to encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team.

Skills And Experience:

Effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building. Expert analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands. Profound knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence. Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met. Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools: Agile Project Management tools such as SmartSheet, JIRA, Rally, or the equivalent. Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools. Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level. Expert understanding of SDLC frameworks.

Qualifications:

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject. A proven track record of successfully implementing infrastructure, hardware, software/web development projects using Agile methodologies including 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in an infrastructure environment. Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development project. Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, and Quality Assurance personnel.