Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Primary Skills: MS Project, PMP, SQL, Oracle, test 
Description:
Please note: The attached documents will need to be filled out and returned to the state. Once you have identified a candidate, we will work with them on completing the forms.

The e-RTR will be completed by us and sent directly to the state by the consultant. 

Commonwealth of VA, Chester, VA (a suburb of Richmond). Technical PM, MS Project, PMP, SQL, Oracle, test scripts. Details follow.

Interview: In-person only
PMP or COVA PM Certification.
State agency: Virginia
Information Technology Agency(VITA) 
Location: Position is located in Chesterfield County, 30 minutes southwest of Richmond, VA.

What knowledge, skills, abilities, experiences, certifications are needed for this position? 
•Strong technical project management skills, including managing matrixed resources.
•Strong business and technical analytical skills, attention to detail and logical thinking.
•Ability to run technical and project meetings and translate into work planning and project schedules.
•Ability to decompose upgrade requirements into project plans for upgrade work and testing purposes.
•Clear and concise documentation skills
•Experience working with diversified stakeholders and understanding the project needs. 
•Excellent presentation, communication and customer service skills while maintaining a professional manner.
•Self- motivated team player - able to work cooperatively in a team environment.
•Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines when required.
•Effectively manage and solve complex business problems 
•Remain flexible on changing workloads and priorities
•Ability to document process flows
•Aptitude for learning new technologies/applications/businesses

Preferred Skills/Competencies:
•Experience/knowledge with SharePoint is a plus but not expected.
•High level knowledge of programming practices.
•Familiarity with relational database concepts and SQL.
•PMP or COVA PM Certification. Other PM certifications or degrees considered. 

Experience:
•10+ years technical PM experience (systems analyst and/or architecture analyst experience a plus).
•Extensive experience with MS Project and creating project plans.
•Experience with testing scripts and system testing a plus
•Experience with architecture reviews a plus.
•Experience with application development projects a plus.
•Public Sector or Northrop Grumman (NG) background/experience a plus.
•Experience with technical upgrade projects involving window and/or Unix servers 
•Experience with SQL and Oracle databases upgrades a plus. 

Preferred Education: 
Bachelor degree in related field is preferred, but not required. 

Ability to decompose upgrade requirements into project plans for upgrade work and testing purposes.
Required-10 years.
•Ability to document process flows. Required- 10 years.
•Experience/knowledge with SharePoint is a plus. Required-3 years.
•High level knowledge of programming practices. Required-
5 years.
•Familiarity with relational database concepts and SQL.
Required- 5 years.
•PMP or COVA PM Certification
Required- 1 year.
•10+ years Technical PM experience (systems analyst and/or architecture analyst experience a plus). Required-10 years.
•Experience with testing scripts and system testing a plus.
Required-3 years.
•Experience with architecture reviews a plus. Highly desired-
3 years.
•Experience with application development projects.
Required-5 years.
•Public Sector or Northrop Grumman (NG) background experience, a plus.
Nice to have-1
year.
•Experience with technical upgrade projects involving window and /or Unix servers. Required-3
Years.
•Experience with SQL and Oracle databases upgrades. Required-three years.