Software Project Manager Jobs

Job Title: Web Developer II Company: Maryland Insurance Administration Location: Baltimore, MD Description: The MIA is seeking a Web Developer II who will be responsible to architect and implement a web based financial application, which calculates annual and quarterly premium taxes, interest, penalties, and fines. This program will also perform audit, billing, payments, and correspondence functions. The application will also include reporting and ad hoc query functions. The Web Developer II will convert user requirements to a technical implementation and will also be responsible for the design, support and maintenance of existing applications, developing new features and applications and resolving production issues as they arise. This position will require development of code using Java, Struts 1.3, AJAX, JavaScript and relevant coding standards. We offer meaningful and challenging work, competitive salaries based on experience, an excellent benefits package that includes health/life insurance plans, a generous leave package, tuition reimbursement benefits, pension, tax-deferred 401k/457 plans, credit union, and free mass transit. We encourage and assist employees to pursue relevant professional designations and participate with professional organizations.

Job Title: Programmer Analyst Company: Info Tech, Inc. Location: Gainesville, FL Description: Do you love working on small, highly motivated, energetic (and fun) teams? Do you enjoy doing both maintenance and new development? Do you feel you can not only contribute on a team, but make a difference? Then we want to talk to you! The ITI Products team is looking for a Programmer Analyst with web development experience. You would be responsible for assisting in design, coding and testing of web-based technical solutions. The Programmer Analyst is also responsible for documenting code functionality, QA/QC, and providing support for the systems and services in use by the ITI Products Team. Current Requirements: Our ideal candidate would have a BS degree in a computer related field and at least two years of programming experience. He/She would know and/or be eager to learn Perl, MySQL, Linux, Apache, HTML, CSS, Javascript, RDBMS, Ruby on Rails and Ajax. Customer experience would be an added bonus. EEO M/F/D/V Must apply online at www.infotechfl.com This position has two open jobs.

Job Title: Architects 15 Needed Company: Ascendum Solutions Location: Cincinnati, OH Description: Ascendum is seeking talented Architecture Consultants to join our client's team of skilled information systems and technology consultants in the Cincinnati area. The Architecture Consultant is responsible for providing technical consulting on systems architecture and technology, as well as participating in business capture activities, and working with new clients to architect solutions that address their business pain points.

Job Title: Technical Project Manager Company: Etsy Location: Brooklyn, NY Description: Etsy is seeking a roll-up-your-sleeves technical project manager who will be responsible for managing the daily activities of a variety of projects at Etsy. He or she will have in-depth experience with a variety of tools, processes and practices and is comfortable figuring out what works in different situations. This person will work with the engineering teams and product design team to figure out how to deliver new features iteratively and aggressively. At Etsy, things are always changing, and we welcome the innovation and creativity that is a core part of Etsy. We need someone who can embrace our spirit and find a balance between the chaos that makes us unique and the order that we need to get things done efficiently because we have customers waiting and a lot great ideas to deliver. As a startup, we especially value candidates who are passionate about Etsy's community and are willing to step outside of their specific job descriptions to do whatever it takes to create the best experience possible for Etsy's users. Responsibilities - Collaborate with tech leads and product managers to define project objectives, scope, and plans for building new features and products and for maintaining and evolving new features - Manage the project lifecycle for multiple concurrent projects, defining and tailoring the processes based on the team and project needs - Identify and coordinate external dependencies to ensure everyone gets their part done when needed - Identify opportunities for improving the teams productivity and efficiency - Communicate internally and externally at the right level of detail to the company, leadership, project team, and even our members - Provide feedback and status to the leadership team - Resolve issues where possible and escalate when necessary to minimize delays to the projects' stated goals - Create and maintain executive-level dashboards and robust project-level tools for ongoing insight into project status. - Manage and administer online project management tools - Promote best practices and processes to help us continuously improve how we do things Requirements - 5+ years experience working in a consumer Internet environment (e-commerce and/or social media a plus), including 3+ years of project management experience - Demonstrated experience leading projects involving Web design & development, marketing, creative design, operations, and new product/service development. - A solid understanding of the entire lifecycle of web development projects, as well as software development methodologies, particularly Agile and Lean approaches. - Proven track record of surpassing objectives and delivering exceptional results, despite challenges. - Knowledge of project management principles and processes. - Solid knowledge of the tools and elements of project management, including project management and/or bug tracking tools like Trac, Bugzilla, and Jira. - Strong team building and facilitation skills, including leading meetings, presentation skills, problem resolution/mediation.

Job Title: IT Project Manager Company: Location: Baltimore, MD Description: Provide leadership for the technical and business project teams. Develop and deliver precess reports and all requirements documentation in support of the contract. Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management. Experienced in the transition process with existing projects and best practices. Strong PM, people management, and client management/interaction skills. Must be able to hold/obtain government security clearance. Bachelors degree in IT, Business Administration or a related field. At least 6 years experience in a technical role. Demonstrated experience with project management software. PMI/PMP experience preferred.

Job Title: IT Project Manager Company: Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab Location: Laurel, MD Description: IT Project ManagerJOB_CODE: 120435JOB_CITY: LaurelJOB_STATE: MDJOB_COUNTRY: USPOSTAL_CODE: 20723JOB_TYPE: Information Technology Service DepartmentSALARY: Varies with skills/education/experienceEDUCATION: See ExperienceEXPERIENCE: Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of IT professional work experience. 10+ years professional IT work experience including development analysis and design experience. Excellent project management skills including 5+ years experience leading complex projects including management of multiple simultaneous projects, task planning, goal setting, achieving customer expectations, and managing software tasks with fixed cost and schedule. Detailed knowledge and experience with software development life cycle and modern software engineering practices. Experience working with a broad and diverse user community to gather requirements, develop and validate solutions supporting enterprise-wide knowledge sharing and collaboration, including implementation of portals, enterprise search, content management and workflows, and support skill building and increased adoption and use. Demonstrable ability translating business requirements into system solutions, with experience developing blended multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent communication, customer interface, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Desired: Project Management Institute (PMI) Certification. MS Degree. Experience in the following areas: managing program of related projects. Development environments and tools used to augment and extend functionality of COTS software. Line supervision, particularly within a matrix organization, including team-building, staff development and coaching/mentoring.E_MAIL: JOB_DESCRIPTION: Lead teams of 5-10 staff to implement IT infrastructure and application solutions. Project types can include application integration, information security, and IT infrastructure deployment. Define project plans to include schedule, cost estimates, work breakdown structures, resource plans, etc. Lead the analysis of requirements through interactions with business users, subject matter experts and project team members. Develop effective approaches and designs leveraging Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware and software and custom software tools. Manage software and hardware implementation projects, including monitoring schedule progress and actual resource usage against plans, providing guidance for team members and quality control over team work products. Support integration of project within a larger program. Prepare and present project briefings. Apply creative approaches to ensure on-time, within-cost delivery of projects. This includes managing a set of projects by following standard methodologies to meet program objectives, identifying and resolving issues and risks, providing status updates to the Program Management Office (PMO) and key stakeholders, overseeing communication processes, conducting project reviews, and working with line management and external vendors to resolve issues with staff. Perform additional duties in support of the program office and/or other Department initiatives on an as needed basis.CONTACT_INFO: For consideration, APL invites you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Click Apply Now to be redirected to APL's Employment Website.

Job Title: Sr. Technical Project Manager Company: Wolters Kluwer Location: New York, NY Description: Wolters Kluwer is a market-leading global information services company. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's leading, information-enabled tools and solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world.Wolters Kluwer has 2009 annual revenues of 3.4 billion ($4.8 billion/3.0 billion), employs approximately 19,300 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.Wolters Kluwer Health is a leading global provider of content for healthcare professionals, serving physicians, surgeons, nurses, allied health professionals, pharmacists, academics, payers, and the life sciences with solutions for research and development, the point-of-learning, the point-of-dispensing, and the point-of-care. Wolters Kluwer Health has three market-centered business units to serve the needs of its diverse customer base: Medical Research, Professional & Education, and Clinical Solutions.Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research (MR) is a global leader in providing innovative online research solutions and medical and nursing journal publishing solutions for healthcare practitioners, students, and research professionals. MR has a presence in 142 countries and adoption by more than 95% of the world's academic medical institutions. MR is known for its two strong brands, Ovid and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals. Since 1988, Ovid's mission has been to deliver information that can be used to help make critical decisions everyday to improve patient care, enhance ongoing research and fuel new discoveries. Ovid supports the research needs of medical, academic, and corporate institutions by providing a powerful search, discovery and results management platform OvidSP that offers aggregated content from the world's premier publishers. Founded in 1792 as the J.B. Lippincott Company, LWW has grown to become one of the most respected international publishers in the fields of medicine, nursing, and allied health professions. LWW publishes 280 journals and has partnerships with more than 60 preeminent medical societies helping them innovate content strategies in print and online.Currently, the New York, NY office is looking for a Sr. Technical Project Manager. Job Description: Prepare project plans in accordance with the SDLC. Preparation of technology project plans for extension of platform architecture and to accommodate new tools and technology. Prepare infrastructure rollout plans and oversee implementation.Monitor progress on regular intervals, identify and highlight areas of critical lead/lags Discuss the projects/ progress highlights with the respective directors to decide measures for improvement. Prepare project progress reports for technical management. Handle special projects. Coordinate with other departments (internal or external) for project plan implementation Coordinate technical support to procurement for concluding contracts with the vendors.Manage regular meetings between the vendors and the company's teams to monitor the progress and ensure smooth implementation. Identify and escalate any issues/matters, likely to hinder the timely rollout. Propose possible workarounds and obtain approvals from the management, if required Work with Project Managers to define work and implement processes/ standards and project management best practices. Provide support for the project management group including performance management, career development and training. Represent team to internal/external customers and vendors. Build relationships with other areas of the technology department and encourage a culture of teamwork and collaboration across the technology teams. Establish and maintain regular communication with staff, set development objectives and give performance feedback in order to create a high performance culture within the group. Continuously strive for greater efficiencies within the group with a view to achieving improvements across the Technology Organization. Identify project management office training needs and arrange trainings in collaboration with Directors and Executive Team.Provide assistance in counseling and motivation of engineering staff.

Job Title: Sr. Technical Project Manager Company: Harland Financial Solutions Location: Portland, OR Description: Sr. Technical Project Manager Location Portland, OR Function Project Management Primary Objective Responsible of managing all aspects of moderately complex to complex projects or a defined segment of strategic initiatives including; project planning, executing, controlling and closing. Also responsible for time, cost, quality, scope, resources, communication, and risk management.Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, financial reporting, and stability of complex and cross functional project oriented work efforts. Responsibilities include managing multiple projects simultaneously. Implements industry best practice project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet the needs of clients. Negotiates and communicates changes regarding the scope, budget or schedule of the project; acts as the final decision-maker during all stages of the project life-cycle. Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools are essential for success. Knowledge & Skill Requirements * Required: * Demonstrated leadership skills. * Ability to mentor and train. * Proficiency with MS Office applications and MS Project. * Strong/effective problem solving skills. * Ability to multi-task. * Proficient in meeting facilitation. * Proficient with software implementation projects. * Proficient with software development projects. * Proficient with consulting services projects. * Proficient with MS SharePoint. * Proficient with quality reviews. * Ability to make fact based decisions. * Experience with identifying, mitigating and managing risks and issues * Proficient with Conflict management. * Excellent Negotiation skills. * Knowledge of multiple development methodologies.Desirable: * Working knowledge and practical experience within the financial services industry a plus. Experience Required * 6 ? 8 years proven experience in managing large to complex projects. * Experienced working in a matrix organizational structure. * Experience at defining, implementing and continually improving standards, processes and procedures utilizing industry best practice (PMI, CMMI, Six Sigma etc.). * Experience in successfully working within a matrix organization structure. * Proven experience successfully managing technical projects and software development projects. * Experience developing project budgets based on the development of WBS and a 3 point estimation process and then managing to those budgets. Education Required * Bachelors Degree - Business or Technology or equivalent experience. * PMP Certified. Responsibilities * Manages multiple mid to large scale projects ensuring that they will complete on time and within budget and that the solution aligns with/meets the business objective. * Responsible for ensuring the project team utilizes the tools, standards, processes and procedures. * Collaborates in the development of the scope of the program when project is part of a program. * Serves as the primary interface with stakeholders and the Executive Sponsor to ensure objectives and customer-focused requirements are defined and aligned with company directions. Provides weekly status updates to key stakeholders. * Responsible for identifying internal and external stakeholders, understanding their communication requirements and fulfilling those requirements. * Defines the goals and objectives of the project and defines individual team members roles and responsibilities. * Provides written reviews to the functional manager for each team member. * Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing a project budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. * Provides weekly status updates to key stakeholders as defined in the communication plan and QA plan. * Works with project quality assurance to ensure a quality implementation of project deliverables (technology, training, documentation, etc.) and that the new solution is adopted. * Reviews project work products/deliverables to assure results align with the methodology/support the project objectives. * Keeps up-to-date and educated in skills related to all project management and ensures this information is disseminated throughout the process. * Educates team members in project management principles, methods, processes and tools and provides input to team members' performance appraisal process. * Ensures the quality of the overall projects/programs through constant monitoring, control and auditing of the various initiatives following proven PMI processes and procedures. * Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing a project budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. * Facilitates project meetings ensuring each has an agenda, supporting documentation is provided and action items and responsibilities are documented in the meeting minutes. * Responsible for the smooth transition through each phase of the Project and proper communication between the various responsible groups setting clear expectations and holding individuals accountable for their responsibilities on the program and within the various projects. * Responsible for early identification of issues, determining potential resolutions, assigning the appropriate resources, communicating status, tracking and resolving them in a timely manner. * Continual identification, qualification and tracking of risks, defining mitigation and contingency plans, assigning appropriate resources, and constantly communicating status. * Serve as the primary interface with stakeholders and the project sponsor to ensure objectives and customer-focused requirements are defined and aligned with company directions. * Responsible for identification of resource requirements and proper communication of those requirements in a timely manner to ensure the project is properly staffed with the skilled resources required. * Coordinates the daily/weekly project team assignments and monitors progress against the work plan to assure that objectives are met within the prescribed time, cost, and quality measures. Supervisory Responsibilities * Manages multiple project teams responsible for dealing mid to highly complex projects. * Manages project teams in a matrixed organization and a virtual environment. * May manage a team of PMs and Coordinators. * Mentors project team members on project management standards. Provides goals and objectives and reviews progress towards meeting those goals. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Some travel required. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Work is performed in a general office environment. Close Date Open Until Filled

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager Company: SeaChange International Location: Acton, MA Description: SeaChange International is a leading provider of software applications, services and integrated solutions for broadcasting, Video-On-Demand (VOD), digital advertising, and content acquisition monetization and management. Its powerful open VOD and advertising software and scaleable hardware enable broadcasters, cable and telco operators to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy Award-winning and patented technology, thousands of SeaChange deployments are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.seachangeinternational.com.Software Engineering ManagerThe individual hired for this position will be responsible for:Technical Management*Using Agile Development Methodology, provide technical leadership for software releases.*Identifying and resolving risks/issues as they arise.*Key technical Cross Functional team member and contributorParticipates in up-front negotiations with marketing, product management, QA and other engineering disciplines to determine the release content, allocated resources and delivery dates. *Contributing and Focusing the architectural and technical direction of products.*Working with Product Management and Customers to create product strategies in response to product requirements.*Working with Customer Engineering to manage field-deployed products, interacting heavily with other departments such as customer support, manufacturing, field service, sales, and, possibly, direct customer interaction, to prioritize bug fixes and resolve customer issues.*Working with technical team to produce/maintain/extend high quality technical documentation.*Developing and maintaining quality, modular, reusable, maintainable, expandable and easy to comprehend software. Team Management*Manage a group of software engineers at a variety of different levels of experience.*Work jointly with product and project management to coordinate the activities and deliverables for team, including planning, hiring, estimating, scheduling, eliminating obstacles to successful delivery of product, reporting progress, working across groups for dependencies, and enabling the development process.*Providing managerial direction and motivating individuals to ensure team meets schedule and quality commitments.*Develop and execute short and long term resource plans in line with organizational objectives and project needs.*Conducting performance reviews, mentoring, providing career growth opportunities, and recruiting for open positions.*Identifying, implementing and enabling overall engineering process improvements.*Creating and managing budgets for their team.*Ensuring that development team has access to necessary and adequate set of tools, machines and technologies to be effective and efficient.*Drives deliverables to meet marketing requirements and meet quality standards. EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:*Consistent track record of success in similar positions.*Experience staffing and managing an engineering team, with a wide range of skill sets, through the full software product lifecycle. Mentoring skills are mandatory.*Ability to create clear goals, takes ownership and is accountable.*Dynamic person who leads by example and builds loyalty, involving others, where appropriate, in shaping plans and decisions that affect them.*Manager who understands the balance between risk assessment and time to market realities. Ability to anticipate problems and develop contingency plans.*Team player who will build bridges inter-and intra-departmentally. Recent systems/software experience with complex products, especially quickly learning complex systems that involve multi-threaded services and network communications.*Working understanding of Object Oriented methodology's.*System level experience on Windows and Linux.*Has successfully delivered products following Agile development methodology's. Scrum master training is a plus.*Proven and successful track record interfacing with customers and partners.*Must have excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills,*10+ years technical experience, 5+ years project management experience in a leadership role, and 5+ years managerial experience.*Previous experience with remote development locations a plus.*Desired educational background includes a Bachelor*s or Master*s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.*leadership, management, influencing, negotiation, conflict resolution, team building and problem solving skills. *Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

Job Title: Java Architect/Technical Project Manager Company: Mainz Brady Group Location: San Francisco, CA Description: Java Architect/Technical ManagerOur fantastic client in San Francisco is looking for a Java Architect/Technical Project Manager for a long term contract. You will be working in the Architecture & Application Development group which is primarily responsible for overseeing application development, testing and support efforts, and contributing to the creation of a responsive application development organization. The position works with the Director of IT - Technical Management and members of several interdisciplinary groups in order to plan, guide and oversee implementation of software solutions that support the client's business goals. Projects are typically of moderate to medium complexity. Your role is to provide guidance and direction to project team members - project managers, solution architects, developers, QA, etc. and fosters communication and collaboration among support teams (release management, systems infrastructure, etc.) to ensure a complete and functioning solution that delivers value to the business. RESPONSIBILITIES: *Responsible for the incremental development of an enterprise wide technology platform. *Accountable for ensuring project delivery excellence across the entire application spectrum *Provides leadership and direction for software architects, quality assurance engineers, developers and other technologists *Works closely with key business leaders to define strategies for business applications and processes in entire group*Works with business and IT leadership to prioritize support and tactical issues to address immediate business needs while maintaining strategic direction *Plans resource needs and allocations to support projects, initiatives, and support *Evaluates business needs, researches and formulates application solutions, and makes solution recommendations to the IT senior leadership *Ensures service levels are understood and met *Proactively engages other leaders in cross-functional efforts. Openly shares plans and strives to prevent surprises for other organizations *Fosters open communication within and between teams *Communicates effectively with IT management. Keeps IT leaders apprised of any issues or concerns. Takes a 'no surprises' approach to communication within the department and with the business *Sets uncompromisingly high standards of performance for self and subordinates *Displays a strong work ethic and sense of urgency. Demonstrates strong initiative to make things happen *Displays a strong ambition in gaining skills and knowledge that benefit entire group. Stays abreast of industry trends and best practices *Acts as a change agent, initiating appropriate changes to support business growth, reduce operational costs, and/or improve service levels *Acts as a role model and mentor for other managers, developers, and QA personnel *Ensure effective communications-up, down and across the businessAre you available? Please send a current resume to John at Register to View If you are interested in this position, please email your resume to Register to View and reference JO#JM5065. If you aren't available but know someone who may be interested please feel free to pass this information along. We do offer a generous referral bonus!To see a complete listing of all current openings please visit our website at www.mbg.com. Mainz Brady Group, a technology staffing firm, is recognized as a leader in comprehensive employment and staffing solutions to the best known companies in Software Development, Finance, Electronics/Manufacturing, Retail, R&D, Services, Government, Biotechnology, Healthcare and Telecommunications. We specialize in Information Technology, Technical Sales & Marketing and Human Resources staffing - on a Contract, Contract to Hire, and Direct Hire basis.At Mainz Brady Group, our experienced professional Technology Staffing Specialists take great pride in our ability to give our clients the very best talent available and, in doing so; we are able to offer the best career choices for our candidates.We look forward to working with you!