Sierra7
Program Director (Finance)
Using a Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) methodology and Agile Framework practices, this project delivers development, testing, deployment, and security and operations support for legacy, current, and future CMOP systems integration and software development in a DevSecOps lifecycle. The successful candidate will provide program support and coordination of all CMOP maintenance and enhancement efforts organized in cross-functional, Agile teams of varying size to build and maintain a platform with capabilities to streamline systems, improve scalability, increase availability and reliability of services, and more accurately measure investments in terms of business value while enabling more efficient delivery. Additionally, work may include support of daily bug fix and issue tracking as it relates to the CMOP software systems to sustain production operations.
The quality Candidate leads a large, multi-disciplinary team, coordinating with the core project team leaders to architect software solutions, develop program iterations and target delivery schedules. Activities include strategic planning, meeting coordination, financial management, configuration management, schedule and risk management. This project also involves Technical Support, including requirements management, architecture and system engineering, security, software quality assurance, and release and deployment support. The qualified Candidate will have experience managing large Information Technology (IT)-related projects and will be responsible for managing the daily program delivery. The candidate must be well versed in Agile development life cycles and project management methodologies.
Position Responsibilities:
Drive high-priority time-sensitive projects that require coordination between multiple Agile teams and CMOP key stakeholders across the organization on a tactical and strategic level. Identify dependencies, guide decision-making, identify and raise risks, solve problems, and provide analytical insights to project performance.
Identify and surface any bottlenecks and impediments that slow delivery of value with the CMOP program. Continually work on improving the CMOP program structure and processes, proposing optimization opportunities by constantly iterating our working DevSecOps framework methods and acting as a change agent for their implementation
Build sustainable and good relationships between the program delivery team, CMOP SPMO team and key CMOP stakeholders
Use Agile Program management practices and MS Azure DevOps tools to help CMOP stakeholders and teams plan, coordinate and communicate plans for delivery, through aligning goals to Program Increment (PI) planning, coordination Team of Teams (ART), and dependency/capacity management visualization, though Kanban boards velocity and burndown
Deliver project requirements on time, within budget, with quality results that meet customer expectations
Produce and deliver detailed status reports and briefings, along with periodic demonstrations of developed capability, to document and demonstrate project progress
Proactively manage scope, actions, issues and risks to ensure project success. Follow change control procedures effectively.
Provide Agile ceremony meeting planning and facilitation, including Sprint Planning, Reviews, Demos, and Retrospective team meetings, document reviews, and client-driven meetings (e.g., Integrated Project Team (IPTs) meetings). Prepare meeting minutes and tracking action items.
Coordinate development and reviews of high-quality project deliverables using appropriate templates