Senior Project Manager/Certified
Frankfort, Illinois, United States of America
Contract
4 days ago
Key skills
SQLAnalyticsAWSAzureRDSIAMAPI GatewayAzure DevOpsAzure SQLEntra IDSAMLActive DirectoryPostmanJiraConfluenceLeadershipProject ManagementOKRsChange ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingZero Trust
About this role
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager/Certified for our client in Frankfort, KY
Job Title: Senior Project Manager/Certified
Job Location: Frankfort, KY
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Responsibilities:
- Execution of Strategic Initiatives: Support high-impact transformation programs focused on modernizing the identity lifecycle, implementing Zero Trust architecture, and scaling secure access for diverse global business verticals and emerging technologies.
- Establish Operational Rigor: Define and drive program management best practices, including objectives and key results OKRs and execution roadmaps, to ensure engineering delivery aligns with long-term product strategy.
- Change Management: Develop and execute comprehensive communication and change management plans for major infrastructure transitions, ensuring stakeholders are informed and the impact to the business is minimized.
- Manage Large-Scale Migrations: Lead the decommissioning of legacy tech debt while migrating users and systems to modern platforms.
- Manage the project lifecycle, from pre-kickoff to closure, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation plans, and project schedules to ensure successful project execution.
- Create project collateral and artifacts to build and support an effective project management practice.
- Coordinate with clients to understand their requirements, gather project information, and provide project updates.
- Lead and manage a team of technical resources, including engineers and consultants, to ensure successful project delivery.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop contingency plans to ensure project success.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including product, and support teams, to ensure alignment and effective communication.
- Ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with industry best practices, and that clients receive high-quality services.
- Conduct project post-implementation reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to improve future project delivery.
- Align business flows to technical design, testing, and cutover; lead workshops and secure signatures.
- Deep technical expertise in Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience designing and implementing IAM integrations, provisioning workflows, and access controls.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor technical engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of identity security principles and enterprise authentication models.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor technical engineering & product teams.
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of identity security principles and enterprise authentication models.
- SAML, OIDC, SCIM and access control models like Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA).
- Public sector child support/HHS; modernization programs.
- Familiar with Control-M, Azure SQL/AWS RDS, API Management/API Gateway.
- Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions and communicate business impact to both engineers and executives.
- 8+ Years Experience in Design & customer experience: UX/UI design partnership (Mastery) and strong ability to translate user needs into product outcomes.
- 8+ Years Experience in Technical leadership: Technical project/program management; strong planning, execution, and risk/issue management.
- 8+ Years Experience in Analytics & decisioning: Data-driven problem solving, quantitative/competitive analysis, and use of insights to guide prioritization.
- Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence/SharePoint, Visio/Lucid, SQL tools, Postman; basics of Control-M; cloud endpoints on Azure or AWS.
- Optional but beneficial credentials include PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, CISM or technical certifications in AWS, Azure, or DevOps.