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Hartford, CT United States |
| Position Type: |
Full Time |
| Post Date: |
11/04/2024 |
| Expire Date: |
12/04/2024 |
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Information Technology |
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Information Technology Project Manager - Hybrid
The State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Bureau of Information Technology Solutions (BITS) is seeking applications from experienced individuals for the position of Information Technology Project Manager (IT Manager 1) in service of the Department of Social Services (DSS).
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Full Time.
- Monday through Friday.
- Location: 55 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106.
- First Shift, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Hybrid.
THE ROLE
The Connecticut DAS BITS team is seeking qualified candidates to fill the role of Information Technology Project Manager to oversee the Project Management efforts and serve in a leadership role on the Project.
The IT Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight of the technical solution inclusive of technical/project documentation and State and Federal compliance, and will work collaboratively with the Business/BITS. The duties and expectations of the Project Manager are as follows:
- Provide oversight, guidance, and direction to Project Staff for appropriate planning, development/implementation of the System.
- Coordinating and leading multiple cross platform project teams.
- Project decision-making as needed and escalate issues to the project leadership.
- Responsibility for ensuring proper development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, and risk & issue logs.
- Ensure proper internal project communications and reporting.
- Manages information systems activities within areas such as IT infrastructure and architecture, applications development, networks, computer operations and support.
- Provide a complete and thorough review of project deliverables and ensure review and approval milestones are met.
- Facilitate and own appropriate stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Support the collection, management, and dissemination of high-quality status reports.
- Work closely with technical staff on the project and provide leadership in ensuring the appropriate documentation of requirements and the necessary IT resource planning and allocation.
- Assistance with organization, prioritization and supervision of team activities, project standards, and technical decisions
- Oversight of vendors, project scopes, deliverables, timelines, and schedule
- Oversight and assistance in developing a more comprehensive and attainable roadmap for the duration of the project.
- Continual assessment and remediation of identified risks, gaps, dependencies, and impediments.
- Coordination and alignment of project needs with Business strategies/processes.
- Oversight of State and Federal technical regulations and compliance functions related to the project.
- Assistance in facilitating project status meetings, participation in the project's governance processes and collaboration on stakeholder/customer communication.
- Assistance in identifying and prioritizing data exchanges/interfaces
- Collaboration with the Business/Program staff for the development of training and to assess customer satisfaction/feedback.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Solid understanding of best practices related to modular system integration, system development life cycle requirements/models, and experience with software development and scrum/agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
- Strong cross platform program management experience.
- Profound project delivery and management experience.
- Knowledge and experience in Department of Social Services, Department of Labor, Department of Housing, Office of Early Childhood welfare assistance programs.
- Knowledge and experience in information systems activities within areas such as IT infrastructure and architecture, applications development, networks, computer operations and support.
- 10 years related experience in project management, planning, and tracking of projects, including overseeing IT projects and schedules/roadmaps from conception to completion.
- Experience with interoperability and data exchanges/interfaces
- Experience working with business stakeholders in related industries.
- Experience with and understanding of full project or product lifecycle.
- Proficiency with project management tools and related technology
- Ability to lead, drive results, solve problems, and possess interpersonal skills from prior work situations.
- Experience leading teams responsible for requirements gathering, business analysis, program development, testing and version control.
- Proven communication skills, well-organized, and influential leadership skills, with demonstrated experience working in a team-oriented environment and proficiency with collaboration, including having excellent interpersonal and documentation skills.
- Proven team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff, as well as coaching and mentoring.
- Business acumen and political savvy
- Change Management experience and expertise.
- Project budgeting, resource planning, allocation and capacity planning skills and experience
- Experience with technology requirements for human service systems (e.g., business processing modeling, architecture, SDLC, interoperability, system integration, data management, security, etc.)
- Experience with iterative and incremental development and the ability to adjust to changing requirements, policy changes and legislative mandates.
- Experience managing project timelines, deliverables, project scopes, risks, and leading project status meetings.
- Experience in best practice related to government procurement of technology vendors.
- Experience managing large enterprise applications.
- Knowledge of Salesforce and Microsoft Power Platform preferred.
- Proficiencies in MS Project, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, and other project tools/software.
Qualifications & Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Ten (10) years of experience in computer or network administration, architecture, operations, production control, systems development, information technology analysis and planning.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been in a lead capacity.
NOTE: For state employees this is interpreted to be at the level of an Information Technology Analyst 3.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- College training in computer science, management information systems or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor’s degree.
- A Master’s degree in computer science, management information systems or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
For state employees four (4) years of experience as a Computer Operations Supervisor may be substituted for the Special Experience.
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Company Description:
The State of Connecticut – Executive Branch employs thousands of dedicated professionals, committed to providing a safe and thriving environment for our community, and visitors. As a small state, we have so much to offer – education, employment, culture, travel, nature, history and recreation - each of these opportunities positively impact our citizens and businesses. While Hartford is Connecticut’s state capital and home to many of our agency offices, we are proud to offer positions located throughout the state. Some of our most popular 5 work sites are located in Bridgeport, Enfield, Middletown, New Haven, Torrington, and with a higher demand throughout the Fairfield County. We are seeking to hire employees for locations statewide who find inspiration in our culture and values, specifically:
- Committed to making an impact
- Serving the public through meaningful work
- Seeking limitless opportunities to grow
- Enjoy a work/life balance (with competitive benefits)
- Interested in diversity and fresh perspectives
If you can see yourself contributing to our vision, we encourage you to apply to join us!
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