Senior Project Manager

Job Description

- Development of release implementation strategies and risk management strategies

- Define release implementation GO / NO GO criteria and Entry / Exit criteria of critical stages

- Primary escalation point for ecosystem implementation leads to resolve any release implementation orchestration, change management and/or schedule conflicts

- Development of release SOLPAC incl. technical implementation plans and contingency plans

- Manage and Ensure Release and Service Readiness Quality gates across Build, Test and Operations phases

- Manage and Ensure adherence to Enterprise Change Management and Release Management practices

- Manage and Ensure adherence to Service ITSM integrations as part of the release cut-over

- Drive end-to-end detailed implementation plans for all release scope componentry (Infrastructure, Integrations, Applications, External services, and Operations)

- Ensure Service Transition – Operational, Risk and Security Certifications and Key Controls Compliance.

What we need:

- 7+ years’ experience in a technology environment, preferably in a large financial institution using PaaS ‘Platform as a Service’ technologies.

- 5+ years’ experience managing projects, delivering major business critical programmes and multiple projects through the full systems life cycle with significant system build and integration of multi platformed systems (distributed, mid-tier, mainframe back-end).

- 3+ years’ experience in the application of Service Transition - Change, Release, Knowledge and Implementation Management disciplines and techniques.

- 3+ years’ experience in delivering product integration projects within the financial services sector, desirable.

- Qualifications in Service Transition and IT Governance methodology and standards (ITIL v3, COBIT)

- Tertiary level qualifications in Computer Science or relevant industry recognised certification.

- PMP or equivalent accreditation

Originally posted on Himalayas