We are seeking an Infrastructure and Security IT Project Manager for a contract-to-hire role in Englewood, CO. This role will be onsite/in the office during normal business hours Monday-Friday (no remote options) and will be managing/assisting with IT Projects encompassing Infrastructure, security, and cloud initiatives. This role will have the opportuntiy to advance into additional areas of the organiztaion in the future.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the definition of program scope, goals and deliverables
- Create Governance, Executive Status Reports, and Roadmaps
- Develop full scale Program plans working with various IT and Business teams
- Assemble and coordinate Program staff and manage program resource allocation
- Plan and schedule program timelines and necessary weekly/daily or ad hoc meetings
- Track program deliverables and fill out the program RAID using appropriate tools
- Provide direction and support to Infrastructure/Ops program team and coordinate with the IT Program managers
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the program to all stakeholders
- Present reports defining program progress, problems and solutions, and perform risk management
- Implement and manage program changes and interventions to achieve program outputs
- Provide program evaluations and assessment of results throughout and post project deployment
- 5+ years of Program Management experience – preferably in Infrastructure, Cloud, Operations, and Security
- 4+ years in IT; Includes IT, Cloud, Security, and vendor certifications and training
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to interact effectively with IT management, software development and test teams, and infrastructure teams
- Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of program management
- Knowledge of technical hardware and operations program management techniques and tools
- Knowledge of working with Vendor SOWs, RFPs, and contracts
- Working knowledge of IT systems, Agile, and SDLC
- Direct work experience in technical infrastructure and security program management capacity and vendor management
- Proven experience in people management, strategic planning, risk management, and change management
- Solid experience with GSuite, Visio, and MSProject
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior level executives.
- Strong negotiation/facilitation skills with an ability to gain consensus
- Ability to consult with customers at a business level.
- Ability to translate and communicate a customer's strategic opportunities into requirements for the technical teams
- Excellent written and presentation skills and strong decision making skills
- Ability to facilitate solutions in a complex IT technology and business environment and able to adapt quickly to change.
- Ability to manage customer expectations throughout the program implementation and delivery process.
- Ability to work on teams in a lead and participative capacity with many different and diverse stakeholders.
- Formal knowledge of Program management principles, processes, and tools
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Engineering, or related degree
Desired Knowledge Areas:
- Microsoft Active Directory / Exchange email
- UNIX servers, SQL servers, Windows servers and clients
- NAS and SAN Storage
- Data networking
- Wireless systems
- Enterprise software releases
- AWS and Cloud Services
- DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
- Security and enterprise monitoring systems and tool
This contract-to-hire role will be onsite/in the office during normal business hours Monday-Friday (no remote options) in Englewood, CO.
