Technical Project Manager (Agile, Scrum) III

Company Description

pureIntegration, a technology consulting firm with 17+ years of experience servicing fortune 100 clients, is seeking a Technical Project Manager (Agile Scrum) III to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and driving projects for day-to-day project planning and delivery, drive scheduling, strategic planning, issues resolution, and scope definition for end to end projects, including tracking of development and test cycles across all relevant engineering and business teams, and to drive the daily change control and communication strategy.  Documents process enhancements and proposed change management solutions that improve process efficiency.

Location: Philadelphia, PA Candidates that can commute to Philadelphia to be in the office twice a week are welcome. 

Work Arrangement:  Contract W2 hourly role, initial contract period through 12/31/2023 with possible extension for additional year. 

Work Authorization: USCIT, Green Card. We Do Not Sponsor H1B Visas, or C2C

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide domain(s) consisting of multiple projects
• Certified Scrum Master with proven background in agile methodologies
• 7 - 10 years Project Management experience in an Agile environment
• Analyzes data and synthesizes information into meaningful reports that helps drive milestones
• Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope and timing as needed, based on the needs of the business
• Communicates with Senior leadership and business stakeholders on project strategy, direction and changes
• Responsible for delivering all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time and meeting the strategic and business requirements
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Managers
• Organizes and facilitates Agile ceremonies (planning, grooming, review, retrospective and daily standups)
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to plans and schedules, identify delivery risks, and obtain/drive mitigation strategies and solutions
• Coordinate across multiple engineering/development teams as needed
• Serve as a conduit between the business and engineering to ensure requirements and design considerations are incorporated to improve deployment and sustainability of projects
• Bachelors or master’s degree in computer science, Business Administration, or other related field—or equivalent work experience
• CSM (Scrum Master Certification) is required
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills conducive to team development; able to work well in cross-functional teams
• Experienced Scrum Master who will exhibit agile leadership and a deep understanding of what it means to conduct oneself as a servant leader
• Escalates risks and issues for roadblocks 
• Analyzes risks and cross-functional requirements (overall)
• Defines development processes and SLAs
• Ensures that the team delivers high-quality products to end users, within the agreed upon time-to-market deadlines
• Guides the Domain Lead’s team in writing user stories, capturing customer feedback and participating in product demos
• Guides the Developers in writing tickets including granularity, story pointing, t-shirt sizing, and JIRA implementation
• Supports and educates the Team to best align with the Agile processes where implemented
• Manages and maintains collaboration and data repository tools (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, etc.)
• Easy BI is a plus. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related fields—or equivalent work experience
• Requires 7- 10 years of experience.
• Software development Knowledge, strong understanding of API's
• Release management experience, Change Management experience
• Agile, Jira, Microsoft
• Front-end: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap framework

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Are you self-motivated, collaborative, and client-focused? Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career? Then pureIntegration would love to hear from you! Your career journey starts here! 

pureIntegration, a systems integration company headquartered in the Washington DC area, serves clients in the fastest growing industries – communications, media, and e