Project Manager

Commercial Programming Systems, Inc. (CPS) is an Information Technology consulting and staffing company offering a broad range of services aimed at helping our clients deliver high-quality, cost-effective systems.

We are currently searching for a Project Manager to support our client for a two-year project in West Sacramento, CA.

Target hourly pay rate is: $87.50 an hour

The Project Manager will be supporting the modernization efforts for a State of California program that supports the workflow of School Facility Program (SFP) Matching Share calculations, Grants, and Funding for certain disasters. These system enhancements are to improve performance, efficiency, stability, and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to create & prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that it aligns with the overall project goals and vision.
• Facilitate Steering committee meetings to inform the project health, risks and issues and any decisions necessary.
• Participate in sprint planning meetings to understand the scope of work for each sprint cycle and set achievable sprint goals.
• Work with the scrum team to allocate resources appropriately based on their capacity allocated by the resource managers for the project effort.
• Foster a collaborative and self-organizing scrum team environment, ensuring that team members are empowered and motivated to deliver high-quality work.
• Track and monitor project progress in Azure DevOps tool using metrics such as burndown charts, velocity and sprint cycle time.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective meetings.
• Address conflicts within the team and work to resolve any impediments that may impact the team’s ability to deliver.
• Ensure that the team follows ETS Hybrid methodology best practices, including test-driven development, continuous integration and automated testing to maintain product quality.
• Oversee the documentation process, ensuring that necessary documentation is created and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Promote collaboration with customers or end-users, seeking feedback and incorporating it into the development process.
• Manage the project budget, making sure that resources are utilized efficiently and within the allocated financial constraints.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Graduate's Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or information systems.
• Fifteen years of Project Management Experience with IT Software Development projects
• Experience with Agile IT software and Agile Scrum Master
• Previous experience with FED/Sled program modernization efforts.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps tool.
• Knowledge of data governance, security roles, and compliance standards.
• Comfortable making decisions and leading.
• A problem solver and critical thinker.
  
  

Commercial Programming Systems, Inc. (CPS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. CPS does not permit or condone any form of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity by the Company’s managers, associates, or vendors.