Technology Infrastructure Project Manager
hace 14 días
Pittsburgh
Job DescriptionDescription: Hybrid 3 in Pittsburgh, PA Our client seeks a collaborative Project Manager to lead concurrent infrastructure implementation projects across networking, security, servers, databases, and Microsoft platforms. The role emphasizes Agile delivery, clear communication, and coordination across engineers, scrum teams, PMO, and senior leaders. The PM will facilitate consensus in a stakeholder‑heavy environment, manage risks and metrics, and drive execution against defined technical direction without needing to be a technical SME. This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2 Responsibilities: • Manage 4–5 concurrent infrastructure implementation projects using Agile practices., • Create and maintain project schedules, scope, risks, deliverables, and lightweight status metrics., • Facilitate consensus and decision‑making across engineers, IT directors, PMO, vendors, and executive stakeholders., • Lead project ceremonies including planning, status meetings, and Scrum of Scrums to address risks and impediments., • Coordinate with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and DevOps to validate solution feasibility and standards alignment., • Support vendor selection, RFP activities, and software or service contract negotiations when applicable., • Track progress using green/red status, percent complete, and budget alignment; flag variances and overruns., • Course‑correct delivery issues and escalate to directors or sponsors when necessary., • Maintain weekly updates to plans and rolling backlogs within SAFe‑based Agile cadence and PI planning., • Document requirements, testing, and basic process/data flows as needed., • Seven or more years of hands‑on project management experience., • Proven Agile delivery experience; ability to support multiple scrum teams., • Demonstrated success managing 4–5 concurrent projects with frequent context switching., • Experience with infrastructure implementations such as Microsoft platform upgrades, networking, monitoring, server and SQL Server upgrades, and security tools., • Exposure to databases (Oracle, Snowflake) and job scheduling tools (RunMyJobs) (preferred)., • Experience with telephony (Verizon) and Microsoft Teams upgrades (preferred)., • Experience in financial services or technology industries., • Experience executing projects with iterative methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, or Hybrid., • Strong written and verbal communication with ability to influence without authority., • Ability to coordinate across technicians, engineers, PMO, directors, and CIO‑level stakeholders., • Ability to understand technical concepts and translate them to business outcomes., • Proficiency with Microsoft Project Suite and SharePoint; experience with Agility and ITSM tools such as Cherwell or Halo (preferred)., • Ability to manage budgets at the project level and communicate variances. W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality. If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following: · When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc. · Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact . About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve. Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. 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