IT Program Manager

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Lead coordination across projects by managing development cycles, engaging with stakeholders, and optimizing agile processes to deliver effective IT solutions.

At Uni Systems, we are working towards turning digital visions into reality. We are continuously growing and we are looking for an IT Program Manager to join our UniQue team.

What will you be doing in this role?

  • Coordinate, with the team assigned to the task, the input to be provided to the contractor(s) from an end-to-end point of view of the development cycle.
  • Work within the agile process and take decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality.
  • Follow a number of activities across different projects and contractors requiring technical and project management skills.
  • Understand and comply to a review process, monitor status of certain tasks, coordinate internally and gather input.
  • Possess an in-depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the project.
  • Validate requirements taking into account the relevant data space stakeholders.
  • Propose solutions by combining IT tools and business process refactoring or improvements based on an in-depth understanding of a specific data spaces and initiatives.
  • Be involved in the decision-making process related to user stories scheduling into sprints.
  • Review deliverable and demonstrable product version/software functionalities after every sprint.
  • Organize live demonstration of the product at the end of the sprint.
  • Evaluate and facilitate progress reporting.
  • Assist with internal and external communication by improving of transparency and dissemination of information.
  • Evaluate prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs.
  • Interact with business analysts, architects, stakeholders, project leaders and the developers.

Requirements

What do you need to succeed in this position?

  • Master's degree in IT and minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience (or Bachelor's degree in IT and minimum 19 years of experience).
  • Certification in one of the followings: Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Project Management certification (PMP, PMI, Prince2 Foundation,PM2)
  • Strong experience with large, enterprise-level multi-user Information Systems.
  • Proven experience managing end-to-end large IT projects or programs.
  • Strong experience in Agile as well as agile toolbox (i.e., JIRA, Confluence, Big Picture, Gliffy, Balsamiq, etc.).
  • Excellent Knowledge of Application Management Lifecycle.
  • Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, COBIT, Zachman.
  • Proven experience working in EU Institutions, especially in EC.
  • Proven experience in managing activities under a large project or programme autonomously, while coordinating with the team, contractors and / or client.
  • Practical knowledge of (Open-Source) data sharing tools (EDC, Gaia-X, others), models and standards (W3C DID, W3C DCAT, W3C ODRL, …).
  • Good knowledge of microservices and architecture in the cloud.
  • Good knowledge of Relational DBMS.
  • Knowledge of security mechanisms for cloud architectures (e.g., IdP).
  • Advanced English (C1) communication skills (written and spoken).

At Uni Systems, we are providing equal employment opportunities and banning any form of discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, race, color, nationality, disability, social class, political beliefs, age, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristics. Take a look at our Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Policy for more information.

With our people being the driving force behind everything we have achieved in our long history, we successfully provide consulting, design, implementation and support in the field of ICT integrated solutions and services through operations that span across 26 countries in Europe. We were the first company to begin in an informatics journey that started in 1964, and today, as a member of the dynamic Quest Group, we hold one of the most prominent positions in the sector and claim a seat among the most reliable ICT companies in Europe.We are systems integrators committed to providing innovative and agile solutions and value added services aimed at strengthening our clients’ positioning within a competitive and ever-changing international environment. Through our offices in Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Romania, and Spain, and with the valuable support of over 1100 highly talented UniQue people, we serve more than 700 customers across geographies and markets.At Uni Systems, we believe in the continuous development of our UniQue people with learnability lying at the core of our principles: our people participate on a regular basis in engaging learning activities, with technical trainings, leadership programs, workshops and e-learning courses through Udemy, Pluralsight, and LinkedIn Learning platforms being only few of them. Moreover, in collaboration with ALBA Graduate Business School we are offering a Mini MBA program designed to cover the needs of Quest Group’s employees. At the same time, UniQue talents are being recognized through a specially designed Talent Management program that helps us identify, maintain and develop the top talents within the company.Being a part of our team, in an open and welcoming environment where all voices are heard, brings an array of benefits such as opportunities to contribute to innovation initiatives, hybrid working models, trainings, private medical insurance, mental health programs and more.Based on the immense potential of our UniQue people we can reach excellence and produce sustainable value in the societies around us.Are you ready to #BeUniQue? 😎

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