Seeking an experienced IT Project Lead with a background supporting data center operations projects and on-prem data center migrations to AWS cloud services. The Project Lead will play a pivotal role in leading and executing complex technical projects, ensuring their successful delivery within scope, schedule, and budget. This role requires a deep understanding of Agile principles, exceptional project management skills, leadership capabilities, and effective communication to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
7 years Required
- Extensive experience performing all aspects of IT project management duties in large data center environments, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
- Possess a strong understanding of the technical aspects of the projects being managed within an Agile context and possess an understanding of data flows in an enterprise.
- Solid working knowledge of MS Office suite of applications including Project.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to facilitate effective communication between team members and stakeholders.
- Excellent at monitoring project deliverables and milestones to ensure they are met according to the project plan.
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, breaking them down into manageable iterations. Develop and maintain a well-defined product backlog and ensure Timely delivery of prioritized features.
- Solid working with IT procurements, budget, forecasts and analysis for the different projects.
- Experience working closely with internal and external vendors and/or service providers to ensure our operations requirements are appropriately provisioned.
- Solid experience migrating an on-premise data center to Cloud Services (AWS preferred).
- Expert level planning, documenting and identifying project goals and tasks to ensure on-time delivery.
- Effective leadership, organization and time management skills.
- Expert at communicating with stakeholders to eliminate blockers and potential risks.
- Champion Agile principles and practices throughout the project lifecycle. Lead Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. Guide the team in adopting and adhering to Agile methodologies.
- Experience working on government fiscal and budget management supporting data centers.
- Experience with senior level leadership reporting and communication. Familiar with various levels of reporting tools.
- Experience using Remedy, ITSM, PPM, Archer, Jira and ServiceNow.
- Experience preparing and tracking security exemption requests.
Nesco Resource and affiliates (Lehigh G.I.T Inc, and Callos Resource, LLC) is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics with respect to employment opportunities.