[Remote] Senior/Principal Software Project Manager - Custom Enterprise Apps & Services, Remote
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with a focus on cutting-edge work. They are seeking a highly motivated Information Systems Engineering Project Manager to manage projects through the full system lifecycle and oversee Operations & Maintenance work, ensuring software systems meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
Responsibilities
• Provide leadership and tactical planning for the execution of projects, applying your technical knowledge to achieve project objectives and deliverables
• Estimate costs and schedules for software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget while meeting technical requirements
• Negotiate and verify deliverables with stakeholders across functional organizations
• Work with customers and IT team to understand, document, analyze, and communicate requirements
• Understand the technical domain to identify task dependencies and manage changes in project scope using change management practices
• Identify potential project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies, corrective actions, and recommendations for risk acceptance or avoidance
• Develop and deliver status reports, decision documents, and presentations to stakeholders and management
• Conduct lessons learned sessions to identify efficiencies and drive process improvements
• Candidates must be able to handle a fast-paced environment while successfully partnering with staff and leadership across multiple departments
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant technical field plus five (5) years experience; or higher degree (MS, PhD) in relevant field plus one (1) year experience; or combination of education and experience
• Technical knowledge of software development processes, methodologies, and best practices for designing, coding, testing, and maintaining software applications
• Experience documenting, maintaining, and analyzing functional and non-functional requirements
• Proficiency in processes, tools, and applications commonly used in information systems development and project management
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q security clearance
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, PgMP)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other Agile certifications
• Experience with software development lifecycle processes
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow, or similar tools for handling product backlog management
• Experience with software testing principles, concepts, processes, activities, practices, and requirement types and work products
• Proven experience in project management of information systems technical or operational work
• Critical thinking, synthesis and problem-solving; ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to a fast-paced, customer-focused operation
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a constantly changing environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Current DOE Q security clearance
Benefits
• Generous vacation
• Strong medical and other benefits
• Competitive 401k
• Learning opportunities
• Relocation assistance
• Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company Overview
• Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons. It was founded in 1945, and is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.sandia.gov/.
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Responsibilities
• Provide leadership and tactical planning for the execution of projects, applying your technical knowledge to achieve project objectives and deliverables
• Estimate costs and schedules for software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget while meeting technical requirements
• Negotiate and verify deliverables with stakeholders across functional organizations
• Work with customers and IT team to understand, document, analyze, and communicate requirements
• Understand the technical domain to identify task dependencies and manage changes in project scope using change management practices
• Identify potential project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies, corrective actions, and recommendations for risk acceptance or avoidance
• Develop and deliver status reports, decision documents, and presentations to stakeholders and management
• Conduct lessons learned sessions to identify efficiencies and drive process improvements
• Candidates must be able to handle a fast-paced environment while successfully partnering with staff and leadership across multiple departments
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant technical field plus five (5) years experience; or higher degree (MS, PhD) in relevant field plus one (1) year experience; or combination of education and experience
• Technical knowledge of software development processes, methodologies, and best practices for designing, coding, testing, and maintaining software applications
• Experience documenting, maintaining, and analyzing functional and non-functional requirements
• Proficiency in processes, tools, and applications commonly used in information systems development and project management
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q security clearance
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, PgMP)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other Agile certifications
• Experience with software development lifecycle processes
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow, or similar tools for handling product backlog management
• Experience with software testing principles, concepts, processes, activities, practices, and requirement types and work products
• Proven experience in project management of information systems technical or operational work
• Critical thinking, synthesis and problem-solving; ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to a fast-paced, customer-focused operation
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a constantly changing environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Current DOE Q security clearance
Benefits
• Generous vacation
• Strong medical and other benefits
• Competitive 401k
• Learning opportunities
• Relocation assistance
• Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company Overview
• Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons. It was founded in 1945, and is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.sandia.gov/.
Apply Now
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