IT Project Manager

Are you an IT Project Manager who is looking to join one of the top companies within the Aerospace and Defense industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience working in and leading IT projects or programs?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions is seeking highly qualified candidates to work Hybrid with our client in Elma, NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Our client team is looking for an experienced Cyber Resilience Project Manager contract role.
• You will report to the Manager of the Project Management Office with line of responsibility to the Director of Global IT Service Delivery.
• Establish, refine, and report on program schedule, including management of individual workstream timelines, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Facilitate team meetings for various project workstreams, ensuring deliverable progress is captured and driven to the agreed-upon timeline, and minutes from meetings are captured and shared as appropriate.
• Manage financial tracking and planning for program expenses, including reconciliation of invoices against planned capital and operational expenses, tracking and maintenance of purchase requests against program workstream budgets, and updating budgets and cash flow forecasts.
• Track deliverable status for data center, compute, network, storage, database, cloud, and security workstreams and manage past due items to closure
• Summarize progress, compile materials, and lead program steering committee discussions, ensuring to raise risks and actions to the committee for decision and support.
• Coach, support, and manage agile planning processes for the program team - ensuring blockers are identified and removed, dependencies are well outlined, and teams are demonstrating frequent delivery of value
• Ensure accountability and delivery success of vendor and partner relationships, tracking delivery of critical equipment and milestones to plan, and escalating with internal and external leadership as needed.

Here's what you'll get:

• Pay rate: $35.00-$48.00/Hour
• Hours: 40 Hours/Week 1^st Shift
• Length: Contract (12 Months)

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier provider of recruiting and workforce solutions, and we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of needs in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to them, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
• Minimum of 10 years of experience working in and leading IT projects or programs.

• Experience with disaster recovery or business continuity topics
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams/projects at once - with ability to successfully navigate context switching between related but separate efforts.
• Foundational understanding of the infrastructure and security domains, including exposure to compute, network, storage, data center, and security projects
• Comfort with ambiguity, a collaborative problem-solving approach and resourcefulness.

Additional Information :

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.