SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGER

Keys of the position:

Proven understanding of project management tools and techniques with a minimum of 2 years of technical project

management experience.

 

Demonstrated team building and collaboration skills to develop customer focused objectives among various stakeholders.

 

Effective verbal and written communication with technical and non-technical audiences including senior management.

 

Bachelor degree, or equivalent, in Optics, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

 

Experience in problem determination with the ability to solve problems quickly and accurately.

 

Demonstrated skills in software design using UML and development of software functional specifications.

 

Strong foundation in software engineering practices and demonstrated experience in both traditional software

development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.

 

Demonstrated track record of achieving software process quality at the SEI/CMM Level 2 or higher.

 

4 years background in large-scale technical software development (i.e. CAD, CAE, or similar).

 

 

Duties:

Daily coordination of resources and tasks to ensure adequate progress against plan.

 

Daily assessment of actual and potential project risks along with the development of effective resolutions.

 

Working with executive and technical management to interpret business requirements and recommend practical solutions.

 

Completion of user requirements and technical specifications for individual software features under management.

 

Weekly status reports and monthly project reporting to accurately describe the state of project development.

 

Providing technical guidance and leadership to the development organization.

 

Writing internal and external documentation and technical specifications to support the software development process.

 

Ensuring development process compliance by scheduling and holding requirements reviews and code reviews.

 

The successful candidate may be assigned to lead a major project, a series of concurrent projects and/or ongoing maintenance of our client?s  software systems and must have the ability to balance a variety of interests and competing needs. Negotiation is an every day task. He or she will be expected to regularly communicate with clients, executive management, and other stakeholders as well as with key members of the project. Establishment of comprehensive project plans following best practices in project management, including project charters, monthly management cost and schedule reports, and risk management plans is required. The candidate will manage projects to deliver important capabilities to

commercial customers for both of the company?s products.

 

The successful candidate will be required to quickly learn our client?s  processes, mainly documented (and some

undocumented) and quickly learn our client  product markets, customer applications, customer expectations, and our client?s

software architecture. They must quickly develop knowledge of the technical resources available and interface with the

relevant groups within the company as required.

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