Project Manager

07 Nov 2024

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OverviewAllied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 30 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced

Project Manager to be a key resource on a technical services team.Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.ResponsibilitiesThe requested position provide will provide project management for the Collaboration & Mobility team's ongoing efforts to reduce technical debt and develop / implement the O365 components of the Microsoft strategy. This will help standardize, secure, and modernize the O365 environment. The team has already identified 600 tasks that will need to be prioritized and completed in relation to the strategy.This position will perform all project management duties for selected Enterprise infrastructure System Services. Duties will include the following project management responsibilities:
  • Manage Information Technology (IT) projects through all phases of the project management lifecycle involving technical design, hardware, software, configuration, security, implementation and deployment elements.
  • Design, plan, coordinate and lead project teams.
  • Follow standard project management lifecycle and IT industry practices regarding business and technical objectives, solution design, development and deployment as well as scope, quality, risk, issue, change, communications, stakeholder and vendor management.
  • Develop all project management deliverables and project artifacts.
  • Build and lead technical and business teams that span multiple disciplines and agencies.
  • Achieve project results on schedule, at or below budget and at or above quality requirements within a complex, resource constrained enterprise with competing and conflicting business and technical priorities and requirements as well as including both legacy and current state of the art technology and processes.
  • Proven communication skills at all levels from IT workers to sponsors to IT and business executive stakeholders.
  • Provide both technical and project thought leadership.
  • Apply experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Achieve performance, revenue, and cost savings objectives of a project and its contracts.
  • Self-directed and independent.
  • Develop process, standards and policy associated or required by the project.
  • This position requires a project manager with experience with the following technical environment and business practices:
    • Enterprise IT infrastructure System Services, such as, but not limited to:
      • End user computing and applications
      • Client's applications and technologies
      • Enterprise networking using CISCO technology and practices
      • Microsoft MFA and Azure AD
      • Archer governance, risk and compliance
  • Microsoft cloud, server and personal computer technologies, including but not limited to:
    • Microsoft Office 365
    • Active Directory
    • Active Directory Federated Services
    • Service Center management technologies.
    • Identity and Access Management.
  • Texas Department of Information Resources Data Center Services.
    • Enterprise IT business and technical processes; such as, but not limited to:
      • Process development
      • Risk, Issue and Change management
      • Procurement processes
  • Proven ability to learn new technologies and understand their application to business needs and processes.
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the

minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.YearsRequired/PreferredExperience7RequiredExperience in the Information Technology industry7RequiredAbility to direct and manage large projects7RequiredExperience in IT infrastructure and System Services, environments and projects7RequiredExperience in writing process, procedures and policies7RequiredExperience in project management in relevant areas of project assignment5RequiredProject Management Professional (PMP) certification2PreferredITIL Certification2PreferredTechnical certifications from industry technology leaders such as Microsoft

  • ID: #22323043
  • State: Texas Austin 73301 Austin USA
  • City: Austin
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2021-11-07
  • Deadline: 2022-01-03
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