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Position: Project Manager II
Location: Austin TX
Duration: Long Term
TSS Contract / Net 60 Payment Terms
(Preference will be given to the best candidate who meets the skills requirements at the best rate.)
*** The applicant will need to reside in Texas. Preferred no more than 1 hour from Austin Texas ***
Resume and Photo ID required: For the safety and security of our clients and their systems any candidate resume submitted must also include a photo ID of the candidate. Any candidate resume submitted without a photo ID will be eliminated from potential selection for the role.) Please place this at the beginning of the resume when submitting the resume.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
This resource will support the HHS Data Center Operations - AI & Application Platform for Excellence (APEX) hub and spoke cloud infrastructure on public cloud providers Azure and AWS. This position will focus on project management efforts related to APEX cloud infrastructure working closely with the HHSC APEX cloud technical team APEX customers DCS and any 3rd party vendors.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Minimum 6 years of experience
- Experience and skill in overseeing coordinating and analyzing the development and documentation of information systems and technical requirements.
- Has experience with project initiation project planning and discovery project execution project monitoring and project closure.
- Skill in project management risk mitigation by identifying roadblocks bottle necks and potential risks before they occur.
- Experience with coordinating and working with highly advanced IT team members.
- Has managed projects for solution architects engineers system analysts/administrators and/or database administrators.
- Leverages and understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models Agile principles and Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) practices.
- Experience in production operations by ensuring a reliable consistent delivery (and improvement) of IT services to end-users for operational efficiency.
- Such as assisting with and implementing team policy standards and guidelines to align with agency and team best practices.
- Skill in supporting multiple projects team schedules and ability to keep the team organized.
- Proficient in Microsoft business computer applications collaboration tools and project management software: Jira MS Project Visio Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint Teams etc.
- Skill in effective written and oral communication excellent communication skills to successfully lead projects to completion.
- Experience and understanding of cloud providers (and their service models) at least one of the following Azure AWS OCI and/or GCP) cloud technologies and basic cloud networking.
- Experience working with Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) ticketing systems BMC Remedy/Helix and/or ServiceNow.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- ITIL foundations certification Project Management Professional (PMP) or bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in information technology computer science project management business administration or related study.
- Highly organized responsive and highly detailed problem solver.
- One or more Cloud certifications such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure and/or equivalent work experience.
- Worked for or have experience with Texas Health and Human Services Commission or other Texas state IT agencies.