Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: 14 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $76/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Mandatory Requirements:

• Proven hands-on Application Development project management experience (must-have).
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a project lead or team lead role.
• Experience managing large, complex IT projects such as software implementations, server and network upgrades, and PC deployments.
• End-to-end project lifecycle management: defining scope and success criteria, building detailed project plans and milestones, managing dependencies and critical path, change control, testing, documentation, training, and on-time delivery within budget.
• Budget and resource management: estimating resources, preparing budget proposals and changes, and securing internal staff and outside consultants as needed.
• Proactive management of scope changes, risks, and issues, including contingency planning and post-project reviews (lessons learned / recommendations reports).
• Ability to lead and coordinate IT staff, third-party contractors, and business stakeholders, including setting expectations, resolving team conflicts, and delivering status reports and presentations to senior management.
• Working knowledge of PCs, connectivity, and networking, with the ability to assess IT system status, identify root causes of service failures or disruptions, and drive remediation.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business. Equivalent professional experience may substitute for the degree on an exception basis only.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification.
• Experience with Agile Development, Scrum, and DevOps.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business with 5–8 years of relevant experience.