Position: Technical Project Manager
Location: Baltimore (Canton), Maryland
Target Start: Immediate

Who are we?
For over 20 years, The Canton Group has been delivering breakthrough solutions in the areas of software development, web/mobile design, application support, systems integration and technology consulting. We've completed hundreds of projects and won dozens of awards. In the process, we've built a reputation for handling complex digital problems faced by organizations of all sizes.

Position Overview:
The Project Manager will be aligned to a specific State of Maryland project and will be managing the work performed under assigned Task Orders. Performs day-to-day management of the project, identifies issues and risks and recommends possible issue and risk mitigation strategies associated with the project. Acts as a facilitator between a State agency and IT contractor.
The PM will be responsible for ensuring that work performed under TOs is within scope, consistent with requirements, and delivered on time and on budget. Identifies critical paths, tasks, dates, testing, and acceptance criteria. Provides solutions to improve efficiency (e.g., reduce costs while maintaining or improving performance levels). Monitors issues and provides resolutions for up-to-date status reports. Demonstrates excellent writing and oral communications skills.
Day-to-Day Breakdown:

Manage multiple concurrent government focused projects throughout their full lifecycle, from overseeing business analysis through project start up, execution, completion and wrap-up.
Elicit system and user requirements using interviews, discussions, and analytics to ensure we are fulfilling the needs of the business.
Continuously keep the project team informed as to the project’s purpose, background, scope, requirements, and important issues.
Prepare communication plan and related project status reports to key stakeholders to provide project updates on activities and deliverables, as well as significant changes, risks and mitigation strategies.
Maintain and prioritize project backlog based on the priorities of the business, as well as requirement dependencies.
Work with the business and IT team to identify and address any cross-project dependencies and overlap.
Assist in identifying, reproducing, analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving defects encountered during various stages of project development and delivery.
Carefully and successfully balance the Project Triangle.
Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, project reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
Schedule and host demonstrations of work at the end of each project phase.
Evaluate current application implementations, identifying opportunities to leverage off-the-shelf software to replace/improve current customizations.
Coordinate and lead the documentation of customizations, features, and diagram flows for work completed.
Develop rapport and trust with business owners and key stakeholders.
Maintain technical knowledge and understanding of the latest development methodologies by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
Work with manager(s) and PMO to identify an improved business analysis and project management processes
Create an environment of team spirit and enthusiasm around what is being delivered.
Accomplish department and organization missions by completing related tasks as needed.
Fulfill all roles and responsibilities with minimal guidance.
Other duties as assigned.

SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or other related discipline.
Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute
Specialized Experience: At least five (5) years of experience in managing IT related projects and must demonstrate a leadership role in at least three successful projects that were delivered on time and on budget.
Child Care Experience and Domain Knowledge
Maryland Child Care Administrative Tracking System or other comparable State Government Child Care System
Experience with infrastructure “Lift and Shift” projects to AWS
Maryland's Total Human-services Integrated Network (MD THINK) experience
Experience with managing Software Development projects using SDLC – Technologies include .NET (MVC), Java, SQL Server
Scrum, Agile, and SAFe experience and certifications