Vacancy expired!
- The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) protects the public by operating safe and secure facilities through the development of professional staff and effective offender management. GDC is seeking a project manager to coordinate and complete projects within the Information Technology Department.
- Work Schedule: This position will be primarily remote unless requested to visit the downtown GDC office (7 MLK Jr Drive, Suite 543 Atlanta, 30334 ) and/or visit one of the state correctional facilities throughout the state. Once hired, the first day onboarding process will take place at the city of Forsythe location. Therefore, local candidates only.
- The position will direct and coordinate project activities, including but not limited to:
- Planning
- Schedule development and maintenance -
- Resource tracking
- Risk management
- Communications management
- Status reporting
- Quality management
- Vendor management
- Primary duties will be to manage all aspects of technical projects following PMI best practices and the
- Georgia Department of Corrections Project Management Methodology.
- Successful candidates will be accomplished project managers who have directed and successfully managed, from start to finish, complex, technology projects with aggressive timelines.
- The successful candidate will be expected to provide guidance and expertise in business analysis techniques and to participate in the development of related work products.
- Knowledge and experience in full Systems Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies is required.
- Project Management Certification (PMP) or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is a plus.
- 4+ years of IT project management or equivalent team leadership experience in application development and
- Experience with projects of moderate to high complexity in multiple technologies and functions with all phases
- of Project Life Cycle.
- Expert in Business Analysis, including facilitation, information gathering, diagramming, and documentation with working experience of the complete B/A toolset.
- Expert in MS Project, proficient in MS Office suite, and Visio
- Clear understanding of end-to-end application delivery in a multi-platform environment (client server, web,cloud services).
- Knowledgeable and experienced in the full Systems Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies.
- Strong understanding of IT operational processes and familiarity with standards and trends in the industry relative to IT processes.
- Effective verbal and written communications
- Comfortable in interacting with staff and management, including Executive levels.
- High degree of skill in the development and execution of business and technical presentations.
- Statewide travel to facilities –
- Business requirements gathering.
- Business process documentation.
- Windows environments.
- Vendor management.
- Oracle application upgrades
- Cloud environments
- ·Advanced degree from an accredited college or university.