Project Delivery Lead
1 day ago
Atlanta
Job DescriptionJob Title: Project Delivery Lead –EAP Modernization Program Location: Georgia (REMOTE) NOTE: This is a (Part time role) with Remote opportunity. Position Overview The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) is undertaking a large-scale modernization of the Eligibility and Assistance Program (EAP) application, transitioning from a legacy COBOL-based mainframe system to a modern, cloud-native architecture built in Rust. The Project Delivery Lead will be responsible for end-to-end delivery oversight of this highly complex modernization initiative, ensuring successful execution across requirements analysis, system design, development, automation, deployment, and production stabilization within a 10-month implementation timeline. This role requires strong leadership in large-scale legacy transformation programs, DevOps-driven delivery models, cloud infrastructure provisioning, and secure application development. Key Responsibilities 1. Program & Delivery Leadership • Lead end-to-end delivery of the EAP modernization initiative within defined scope, timeline, and budget., • Establish and maintain daily and weekly cadence meetings with DHS stakeholders and authorized users., • Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, and escalation processes., • Coordinate cross-functional teams including architects, developers, DevOps engineers, QA teams, business analysts, and infrastructure specialists., • Ensure alignment between business requirements and technical implementation. 2. Requirements & Business Analysis Oversight • Facilitate requirements workshops and stakeholder interviews across 25+ partners., • Oversee indexing and documentation of EAP business processes., • Ensure complete documentation of system requirements, business rules, and integration use cases., • Validate reverse-engineered business logic from legacy COBOL system. 3. Architecture & Technical Governance • Oversee analysis of the legacy COBOL mainframe system to identify:, • Undocumented functionalities, • Hidden business rules, • System interdependencies, • Secure API design, • Embedded encryption and access controls, • Secure coding practices leveraging Rust’s memory safety features, • Define automated, auditable infrastructure provisioning architecture using Salt., • Ensure support for complex green/blue deployment strategies with rollback capabilities., • Govern documentation strategy using AsciiDoc and Antora within GitLab repositories. 4. Development & DevOps Oversight • Ensure development is performed using Rust with secure coding standards., • Enforce GitLab repository governance (branching, milestones, issue tracking, merge strategies)., • Oversee CI/CD implementation supporting:, • Automated testing, • Continuous integration, • Continuous deployment, • Security validation, • Ensure automated documentation pipelines., • Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning, execution, and defect resolution. 5. Infrastructure & Automation • Lead automation strategy using Salt for:, • Infrastructure provisioning, • Configuration management, • Secure credential management, • Oversee provisioning of Development, UAT, and Production environments., • Ensure one-touch deployments across environments., • Guide Kubernetes and AWS integrations, contributing enhancements to open-source Salt extensions., • Ensure logging, monitoring, auditability, and regulatory compliance in the cloud-native environment. 6. Deployment, Cutover & Hypercare • Lead production cutover planning and execution., • Oversee 4-week controlled transition and stabilization period., • Manage production hypercare support, incident triage, and issue resolution., • Ensure successful knowledge transfer to OIT application team., • 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years leading large-scale application modernization programs., • Proven experience managing legacy system transformations (Mainframe/COBOL modernization preferred)., • Strong experience delivering cloud-native applications (AWS or equivalent)., • Experience leading DevOps-driven projects with CI/CD pipelines., • Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure automation and configuration management tools (Salt preferred)., • Experience managing complex green/blue or zero-downtime deployments., • Strong understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC)., • Experience in regulated environments requiring auditability and compliance., • Experience with Rust or modern systems programming languages., • Experience with GitLab repository management and CI/CD., • Knowledge of Kubernetes-based deployments., • Experience contributing to open-source platforms., • Government or public-sector project experience., • Strategic Thinking & Risk Management, • Large-Scale Program Delivery, • Cross-Functional Leadership, • Technical Governance, • DevOps & Automation Leadership, • Cloud Infrastructure Expertise, • Stakeholder Communication About Us: Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence. Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.