Project Manager Azure (Remote)

RKCS is a prime government contractor providing IT Services to various state, local and federal agencies since 1998.

For one of these agencies, RKCS requires a Technical Project Manager to oversee the execution of Azure projects from inception to completion. You lead complex projects, write project plans, and overall responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring project activities.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the successful execution of Azure-based projects from inception to completion.
• Support the above initiatives using Agile and or Waterfall
• Manage project reporting and communication
• Analysis and recommendations for resource considerations;
• Determine stakeholder engagement plan;
• Creation of a cost and budget management plan;
• Provide governance around cloud services
• Determine key gaps
• Identify specific actions that can help address the issues.
• Create work plans and prioritize work at multiple levels (enterprise roadmap, product roadmap, team roadmap, product release plan);
• Track work plans, priorities, and results to organizational mission, vision, goals, and plans;
• Incorporate short term tactical needs into work plans as needed;
• Understand and report on planned vs. actual work progress at multiple levels (roadmap, release plan);
• Identify and implement best practices, standards, processes, and procedures related to enterprise planning for infrastructure and operations related work, in conjunction with the Enterprise Planning Transition Team;
• Provide knowledge transfer.

100% REMOTE!!!!

Basic Qualifications:

• Agile Project Management
• Experience with managing MS Azure solutions
• Experience with integrating with legacy systems
• Experience with managing MS Azure database and API solutions
• Excellent understanding of cloud shared responsibility and security models and Cloud Pricing
• Ability to manage quality and consistency across multiple projects in the use of project planning, scheduling, scope, and risk management, status reporting, change control, issues resolution and other project management controls and practices;
• Project management experience across varying technologies, with an emphasis on cross-team efforts that include infrastructure and enterprise software applications;
• Ability to work with a diverse team, resolve interpersonal conflict, motivate, and develop team members, and influence stakeholders and key decision-makers.
• PMP, CSM, ITIL certifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity

RKCS is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All RKCS staff must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. RKCS is an E-Verify employer.

About RK Consultancy Services, Inc.:

RK Consultancy Services, Inc. a Minnesota based IT Services Provider is a preeminent federal/state and local government IT Solutions specialist that offers best practice methodologies, industry leading technology and knowledgeable, experienced staff. We provide, customer friendly, government compliant services that reflect RKCS own mission, which emphasizes a high level of integrity, professionalism and customer service. RKCS has a significant footprint as an IT service provider to the public sector clients in Minnesota and nationwide. We are proud to be the only Minnesota based federal 8a certified company currently in the program, and with more certifications including GSA Sch. 70, TAPS IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity)!

Project Manager – Azure