Technical Project Lead

The Technical Project Lead will function as a technical and team lead for agile-based projects delivered by CITYTECH or its clients. The Technical Project Lead will also be responsible for working with the customer to define business and technical requirements; managing the project schedule, budget and velocity; writing customer-centric user stories; technical architecture, prioritizing the active tasks and curating the project backlog.  The perfect candidate is one who does not want to give up their ability to be hands-on with software development, but also wants a mix of project leadership and client interaction.  Candidates must be organized, strategic, energetic, deeply knowledgeable about the latest web technologies, enterprise architecture and trends, and most importantly, passionate about their work.

Responsibilities

●      Participate in the complete project lifecycle process from estimating to execution (strategy, inception, budgeting, architecture, development, quality assurance, and delivery)

●      Partner with the team to identify appropriate technology solutions

●      Dive in and contribute to solving technical challenges – either code, architecture or systems related when it makes sense and your team needs help

●      Prepare reports for customer and CITYTECH upper management regarding status of active projects

●      Assist in the development and oversight of project related documentation, including: project summaries, competitive evaluations, sitemaps, wireframes, user stories, test plans, personas, user experience documents, metric plans, etc.

●      Maintain sprint based project plan and manage project backlog

●      Function as process and customer champion

●      Participate in the daily, sprint and retrospective sessions

●      Manage the client relationship and expectations

●      Be aware of new opportunities that can grow out of existing projects

●      Manage code release strategies

●      Participate in the development of case studies related to project work

●      Other duties as assigned 


Requirements

●      Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related discipline

●      5+ yrs. progressive experience in software engineering and recent team leadership experience or a strong desire to move into a project leadership position while still being able to be hands-on when required

●      Strong hands-on experience of Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) including frameworks and supporting technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, Maven, OSGI, Web Services, etc.

●      Knowledge of Agile/Iterative methodologies; e.g.., Scrum, XP, Lean, Agile Unified

●      Demonstrated ability to motivate and guide team members by example and elimination of roadblocks to ensure high team performance

●      Strong knowledge of project tools; e.g., Git, Continuous Integration Server, Nexus, Microsoft Visio, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Pivotal Tracker or Rally

●      Ability to set expectations, develop project plans, manage personal workload and communicate 
effectively to all levels of stakeholders

●      Proven, successful history of enterprise level implementations and integrations

●      Able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

●      Background in technical architecture, digital strategy, or business analysis

●      Strong communication skills (written, verbal, non-verbal, etc.)

●      Comfortable communicating to Marketing and IT Executives

Other Competencies:

●      Experience with web content management and mobile application development plus

●      Account management experience a plus

●      Experience with the Red Hat JBoss middleware platform.

●      Willingness to learn new planning and project management techniques

●      Ability to maintain focus on the overall project goals

●      Understanding of common usability issues

We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including

●      Industry Competitive Salaries including discretionary year end bonuses

●      Medical and Dental Insurance offered through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois

●      Vision Plan, Life Insurance and Long Term Disability

●      Retirement Plan with Company Match

●      Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick/Personal Days and Holidays

●      Comp Time Bonus for billable employees

●      Pre-tax public transportation benefits

●      Choice of laptop/OS (we encourage Apple MacBook Pro)

●      Paid Training/Conference and Career Advancement

●      Relaxed dress code and work environment

●      Company sponsored social events throughout the year

About CITYTECH

Established in 2003, CITYTECH, Inc. specializes in enterprise application development, implementation, web experience management, mobile application development, cloud enablement, and managed services. The complexity of our work requires agility, efficiency and flexibility.  CITYTECH is a certified partner of leading technology providers such as Adobe, Amazon Web Services and Red Hat.  Our employees are the best and brightest professionals who possess strong character, a steadfast work ethic, and dedication to fulfilling commitments.  Our team environment makes CITYTECH a place where people feel welcome and encouraged to contribute. We encourage input from team members regardless of age, education or experience level. What that means for you is the opportunity to be recognized while ultimately defining your own career path.  Right now, we’re looking for enthusiastic team players who are equally comfortable collaborating with others or working independently in a fast-paced, business casual environment who want to be part of a stable and growing company.

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