Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of related experience, or associate's degree with 14 years, or high school diploma with 16 years of experience., Experience managing software development teams and modernizing legacy applications., Knowledge of deploying to AWS, preferably GovCloud, and CI/CD pipelines., Strong project management skills, including schedule development and risk mitigation..

Key responsibilities:

Lead and manage software development teams in application modernization projects.

Develop and maintain project plans and schedules using GitLab.

Coordinate meetings with stakeholders and technical teams to gather requirements.

Report project progress and risks to leadership regularly.

Job description

Spalding, a Saalex Company is seeking an IT Project Manager in Patuxent River, MD. Spalding, a Saalex Company is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding, a Saalex Company offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $130K-$155K (depending on experience)

Work Location: This is a remote position.

Summary: Seeking a Senior-level IT Project manager to assist in managing the modernization of legacy apps. An ideal candidate has experience managing agile dev teams deploying to AWS (preferably GovCloud) using CI/CD pipelines. Candidate will act as scrum master, holding daily stand-ups and managing sprint planning. Experience in DoD software development/IT environments extremely beneficial to success in this role.

Essential Functions:

Lead, manage, and provide technical guidance to a software development team for application modernizations deploying to AWS GovCloud using CI/CD pipelines.
Develop and maintain project plans/schedules in GitLab.
Identify, track, mitigate, and resolve schedule and performance risks.
Regularly report project progress and risks to leadership.
Work closely with technical teams and subject matter experts, acting as liaison with the customer.
Coordinate and participate in meetings with stakeholders and the technical team to gather, analyze, break down, and document requirements.
Facilitate meetings across technical teams and with customers to track progress and overcome blockers.
Manage planning meetings, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Requirements

Required:

Experience as a project manager for a software development team required.
Experience creating, coordinating, and tracking project schedules and tasking required.
Experience working with a development team modernizing a legacy app and/or deploying to AWS required.
BS/BA degree and 10 years of related experience OR AA/AS degree and 14 years of related experience OR HS and 16 years of related experience.

Desired:

Experience working in a DOD software development/IT environment highly desired.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working with a PM/CM tool like GitLab (preferred) or TFS desired.
AWS and PMP or Scrum Master certifications highly desired.

Education:

BS/BA degree and 10 years of related experience OR AA/AS degree and 14 years of related experience OR HS and 16 years of related experience.

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance. Active Secret clearance desired, interim Secret acceptable to start. Requirements to obtain a clearance include US Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

Benefits