Director Software Delivery (Planning and QA)

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

PCG Health team helps our clients meet the complex financial, regulatory, and operational challenges of today’s changing health care landscape, so they can provide the best care, most effectively, to those they serve. Our in-depth programmatic knowledge and regulatory expertise help state and municipal health agencies respond to regulatory change, improve access to health care, maximize program revenue, improve business processes, and achieve regulatory compliance.

Services:

• Third Party Administrator Services

• Enhance Health and Public Safety Services

• Claims Processing Services and Solutions

• Consulting and Advisory Services

• Cost Allocation Plans and Time Studies

• Cost Settlement and Supplemental Payment Strategies

• Healthcare Access and Markets

This director will run the office of the CIO with planning and test execution. This director will have a team of delivery managers (scrum masters) and a Sr Software Delivery Manager that will have all of the testing resources reporting to them. The role will be responsible for planning of upcoming work, Agile SDLC process and changes and the testing COE/COP. This person will drive consistency to the teams on how we run and plan projects as well as consistency with testing processes and dashboard.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works under the CIO and oversee the planning and test execution of software applications from inception to production
• Works with Business teams to attain the business requirements for software applications and develop epics, features and user stories in Dev Ops, as well as Level of Effort (LOE) responses
• Works with the delivery management team on projects to define scope, milestones, deliverables and staffing needs
• Coordinates and collaborates with cross functional teams in Project Management, Business Analysis, QA and Development for alignment, issue resolution and product delivery
• Manages scrums on the various development projects, both onsite in offices, as well as remotely
• Travels to various PCG offices and client sites, as needed, to support the portfolio
• Develops technical RFP responses as requested
• Identifies areas of need and implement successful strategies for improvement
• Establishes goals for development, IT and the organization
• Communicates project status updates to senior management and key stakeholders

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and interactional skills
• In-depth and recent hands-on use Agile methodologies.
• Strong understanding with Microsoft and Web Technologies
• Knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Dev Ops
• Experience in running testing teams
• Strong knowledge of utilizing AGILE and adhering to the SDLC.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Detail oriented and self-motivated
• Excellent process planning, time management, communication, decision making, presentation, organization and interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with C-Level executives and owners
• Ability to deliver high quality releases on schedule and handling the demands of a fast growing team with multiple, simultaneous released projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science. Advanced Degree a plus
• 3 years managing a planning or testing teams.

Working Conditions

• Office Setting

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