Solution Delivery Manager

We are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager, for a long term contract with our direct client Position in Vienna, VA.

Responsibilities:

• • • Deliver infrastructure technology solutions that accomplish the business objectives with on-time delivery, budget adherence, and exceptional quality
    • Collaborate with architects, engineers, senior management and executive leadership to solidify project objectives and scope
    • Define the project schedule and resourcing needed to cost effectively accomplish project objectives
    • Allocate and direct staff to accomplish project tasks ensuring effective utilization
    • Manage financials closely to achieve the planned project budget. Monitor & updates monthly actuals & future forecasts; develop new/revised estimates as applicable
    • Define and execute communication cadence to keep both IT and business stakeholders fully informed
    • Identify and manage project risks/issues to closure and provide proper visibility to senior management
    • Support the business and infrastructure technology areas in defining plans to ensure organization acceptance of the new solution
    • Support procurement processing of Statements of Work & Purchase Orders. Process all contract-related artifacts & invoices
    • Create project governance artifacts for reviews (tollgates/change requests) and ensure adherence to all Ally PMO guidelines & procedures and software development lifecycle methodology
    • Comply with Change Management, Release Management, IT Risk & Compliance processes and standards

Requirements:

• • • BS and 7+ years of experience or equivalent
    • Demonstrated hands on experience in at least one of the follow technologies or equivalent: Red Hat – OpenShift; AWS; Ansible, Windows/Linux, Solaris, Confluence, JIRA, Slack, EMC – Exadata, Oracle RAC, Akamai, Splunk, ExtraHop, F5, Citrix, Microsoft O365, and/or call center software deployment
    • Experience with implementation of IT and facilities infrastructure preferred (IT closet HVAC, UPS, WAN, LAN, Wireless, Servers, Video Conferencing, Telephony, End User Computing)
    • Ability to work autonomously, solving complex problems in an ambiguous environment
    • Business acumen and understanding of technical drivers and issues surrounding execution of a project
    • Extensive breadth of experience delivering complex technical projects within budget and scope
    • Expert knowledge of software development life cycles and Project Management methodologies and tools, specifically JIRA, PowerBI, Confluence, Slack, MS Project and Clarity
    • Superior interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills
    • Problem solving and root cause identification skills
    • Financial forecasting and management acumen
    • Ability to negotiate and build consensus with various stakeholder groups
    • Resource planning and management acumen
    • Strong issue resolution and risk management skills
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including with executive management and presentation skills
    • MS Office Suite with extensive Project, Excel, and PowerPoint Skills