Networking for Future, Inc. (NFF) is a Washington, DC based company offering a performance-focused approach to delivering transformational IT business solutions. We take pride in keeping users productive and engaged by providing business and IT teams with the solutions they need to improve their performance in a dynamic, connected world.

NFF is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia with Advanced Specializations in all major IT disciplines. In addition to Cisco, NFF holds key strategic partnerships with VMware, NetApp, Microsoft, Riverbed, Splunk and many System Integrators. NFF is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and has been ranked in Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list since 2007.

We offer expert solutions relevant to: Network Infrastructures, Data Center & Cloud, Network & Endpoint Security, Application Assurance, Collaboration & Mobility and Staff Augmentation. 

Introduction

NFF, Inc. seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by facilitating System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a Cloud project.

Requirements

• Proven working experience with large complex IT projects.
• Proven working experience with Agile Scrum project management methodology, to include but not be limited to experience with sprints, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Good leadership and decision-making skills.
• Resourceful with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team and get along with different personality types.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences. 
• Proven flexibility and adaptability, while staying organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. 
• Expert knowledge of office programs and project management software. 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Manager shall:

• Provide PMO support for all project planning activities including developing, maintaining, and monitoring (status/progress) project schedules; creating and maintaining project documents; coordinating submissions of workstream weekly status reports; developing PMO status reports, preparing status presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint; reporting status to Project Managers, project leadership and organization leadership; and organizing project artifacts in Microsoft Teams.
• Leverage prior experience on large projects or significant segment of large complex projects to analyze complex project related schedules and create innovative Microsoft Project schedules considering functional workstreams, technology, methodology, tools, and solution components to deliver project on schedule and within budget.
• As required, assist, or take responsibility for, the analysis, planning, and management activities related to project scope and objectives including overseeing the RAID (risks, actions, issues, and dependencies) process; the change management process, and the communications process.
• Prepare long and short-range plans that include resource alignments, coordination of acquisitions, training, communications, transformation management, change management, user acceptance testing, and go-live preparations.
• Provide quality oversight for all project documents and maintain all project artifacts keeping these organized for project team access using Microsoft Teams folders.
• Provides PMO support for all aspects of the project.

Minimum Education / Certification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Required 3 Years Agile/SCRUM experience.
• Required 3 Years Demonstrated exp leading the Testing task within enterprise level system integration projects, including presenting status reports to exec. leadership.
• Required 10 Years Demonstrated ability managing multiple technical teams leads with testing enterprise applications with multiple integration points.
• Required 10 Years Demonstrated experience leading the User Acceptance Testing task for enterprise projects and assisting the non-technical Business SMEs
• Required 16 yrs. BA experience.
• Required 16 yrs. Software Development Lifecycle experience.
• Required 16 yrs. requirements gathering and documentation.
• Required 16 yrs. MS Office/PowerPoint experience.

NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
• STD, LTD, Supplemental Life insurance and AD&D
• Comprehensive 401k plan
• Paid Time Off
• 10 paid holidays

NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Networking For Future (NFF)