IT Project Delivery Lead III - New Orleans, United States - Tulane University Staff

Description

As a member of an agile development team, the Delivery Lead III leads and facilitates the delivery of large to extra-large application solutions. The Delivery Lead III leads a cross functional team of developers, system administrators, business analysts, and others using a mix of traditional project management disciplines and Agile/Scrum-based practices to deliver solutions to address business needs. The Delivery Lead III ensures that the completed solution is well documented and effectively transferred to the Operations team for ongoing maintenance and support. The Delivery Lead III also acts as a mentor to other staff, providing additional technical expertise, as needed, to ensure project efficiency.

• Expertise in the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead agile project teams in the delivery of application solutions that address business needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; highly proficient team building, leadership, people management and mentoring skills.
• Highly proficient oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to facilitate productive meetings and drive positive outcomes.
• Highly effective risk management and mitigation skills.
• Expertise in managing multiple concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to interface with executives and stakeholders regarding issues of project scope and status.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, make development decisions, and complete projects with minimal direction.
• Ability to translate a large to extra-large body of work into a Statement of Work that supports Tulane's interests and goals effectively.
• Highly effective negotiation skills; ability to negotiate the best rates, terms, and conditions with external vendors that are most advantageous to Tulane.
• Well-versed in the principles of Agile Development.
• Excellent working knowledge of tools to assist with scrum team planning (Jira, Rally/Central Agile, Version1, etc.).
• High School Diploma/Equivalent and eight (8) years' experience in software development, database administration, systems administration or other relevant field.