IT Consultant - Washington, United States - InstantServe LLC

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IT Consultant – Program Manager/ Dynamics365Washington DC

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**Must be willing to come onsite 3-days a week
**ContractCLIENT is implementing a new child welfare information system using Microsoft Dynamics 365 with the help of a system integrator (SI). To provide oversight of the SI vendor work activities, CLIENT is looking for senior IT consultant to support managing the work streams and tasks. The project is being build using agile software development cycle.


The specific responsibilities include:

The program manager is responsible for creating and onboarding project teams, integrating them into the organization and providing a clear vision of the product.

Assist agile teams in efficient implementation and use of AzureDevOps (ADO) to automatically measure and report quality and performance measures to the Program's Portal.

Facilitates communication and information exchange between external groups and the project team.

They also monitor project progress, provide timely feedback, and drive a culture of agility and learning.

Keep all Parties on Track and Informed:

Manage daily team meetings to capture updates on the progress of the project, address potential roadblocks, and ensure that the project is on track.

Manage a central repository of milestones identified by multiple work stream leads, provide status and escalate risksMaintain a risk and issues registry and track progressProvide Oversight of

System Integrator Agile Processes:

Evaluate agile artifacts and audit processes utilized by system integrator to ensure project implementation will be on-track and on schedule.

Provide timely metrics and audit outcomes to gauge progress towards quality objectives.
SkillsRequired /DesiredAmountConveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialtyRequired11 YearsPreparing complex technical documentationRequired11 YearsExperience communicating effectively in a professional setting both written and verbally (including presentations)

Required11 YearsBachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent experienceRequired15 YearsExperience with Azure Dev OpsRequired3 YearsActive Certified Scrum master (Scrum Alliance) or Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (PMI) equivalent certificationRequiredActing as a Scrum MasterRequired3 YearsExperience with large scale IT ProjectsRequired5 YearsExperience in Human Services or Child Welfare sectorHighly desired2 YearsProject Management ProfessionalRequired5 YearsExperience:
N/ASkills:Azure, devops, Scrum, ADO