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Yakshna Solutions, Inc., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.
YSI is seeking a Project Manager to support the Virginia Dept of Transportation (VDOT). Candidate will lead and manage projects within the Project& Product Delivery team utilizing Agile, SAFe, Waterfall and Kanban methodologies. Ability to work closely with all stakeholders including the senior leadership, business, cross functional teams and vendors.
This position’s specific responsibilities and duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value.
- Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning.
- Tracks and communicates project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.
- Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps remove obstacles.
- Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
- Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.
- Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.
- Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.
- Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.
- Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile, Waterfall and VITA principles and processes.
- Adheres to VDOT and VITA project management practices as defined.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Required Skills & Experience
- Active Project Management Institute (PMI)/Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Documented risk management experience
- Completion of non-COV project with a value greater than $10M as PM of record.
- Completion of a Category 1 or 2 Commonwealth project of $5M or more (Highly Desired)
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
- Well-versed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies.
- Experience with SAFe framework is a plus.
Location: 9120 Lockwood Blvd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Hybrid-3 days onsite)
Salary: $120,000-130,000 annually with benefits
US Citizen or Green card holder only
YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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