Technical Project Manager

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager for a contract position based in Baltimore, Maryland. This is a 6+ month engagement focused on leading and delivering multiple concurrent IT projects with an emphasis on software development lifecycle management, Agile methodologies, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of multiple concurrent IT projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and contractual requirements.
• Manage the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Apply Agile project management methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog management, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and iterative delivery.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, resource allocations, budgets, status reports, and project documentation.
• Coordinate project activities among developers, business analysts, quality assurance teams, database administrators, infrastructure teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business users and technical teams to gather, analyze, document, validate, and prioritize business and technical requirements.
• Oversee the development and implementation of .NET applications, web-based solutions, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products, and database-driven systems.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate critical concerns to leadership and relevant stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, change requests, dependencies, deliverables, and timelines while ensuring compliance with established project management standards and organizational policies.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, project reviews, technical discussions, and executive briefings to communicate project progress, risks, accomplishments, and upcoming milestones.
• Ensure project deliverables meet established quality standards, business requirements, security requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Oversee software testing activities, including system testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), defect tracking, and resolution.
• Manage software configuration management, version control, requirements traceability, and testing documentation using appropriate SDLC tools.
• Coordinate deployment planning, implementation activities, release management, production readiness reviews, and transition to operational support.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting procedures, issue logs, risk registers, decision logs, and lessons-learned documentation.
• Monitor vendor and contractor performance, manage contractual deliverables, review invoices and project milestones as applicable, and ensure compliance with contract terms.
• Allocate and manage project resources, track team performance, resolve scheduling conflicts, and facilitate effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, development practices, documentation, and operational efficiency through industry best practices.
• Ensure project documentation, technical artifacts, and deliverables are maintained in accordance with applicable standards and audit requirements.
• Support organizational change management, stakeholder communication, end-user training coordination, and adoption of newly implemented systems.
• Provide leadership in resolving technical and project-related challenges, facilitating decision-making, and keeping projects on schedule and within approved scope.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports, dashboards, performance metrics, and management updates to support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to ensure project objectives support business priorities and operational needs.

Qualifications

• Required
• PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Eight (8) years' experience leading efforts where SDLC - Agile was employed.
• Eight (8) years' experience using software development lifecycle tools for requirements management, software configuration management, and testing.
• Demonstrated experience with development and implementation of projects.
• Technical background with .NET, web applications, COTS, and databases.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong contract management,