We're looking for a Project Manager to help us manage our client engagements!

Cloud Posse is a DevOps professional services company. We offer proven solutions to solve big challenges orchestrating cloud infrastructure. Ours is a unique environment to automate complex systems and to migrate existing platforms.

We love our job! We write massive amounts of Open-Source software used by thousands of companies around the world to power their infrastructure. We also run a vibrant Slack community called SweetOps that is highly collaborative and growing month-over-month.

In this role, your responsibilities will require you to work closely with the development team. During sprints, you will need to learn and understand enough to ensure projects are moving along. On a regular basis, you will need to relate requirements, sprint progress, and any gaps/risks/uncertainties to accountable parties. You may need to facilitate demos or relate at a high-level to clients directly.

Ideal candidates are customer-facing, are flexible, and are able to manage multiple projects subject to tight deadlines. Some degree of resource management, software programming background, exposure to AWS, command of Agile methodologies, and prior project management experience is valuable.

You will have a huge impact on how we plan and manage our projects. You will work alongside some of the most talented engineers and thought leaders in cloud architecture (DevOps). Join us and you will have the opportunity to work on a wide array of projects, for clients across multiple industries, geographies, and time-zones!

Job Duties:

Manage client engagements from kickoff to delivery
Monitor project life cycle dates, tasks, time spent, risks, blockers
Establish clear communication, guidelines, and protocols for projects
Identify scope changes from the original plan and escalate as needed
Review / Track project hours. Ensure accuracy, sufficient detail, time projection
Facilitate meetings and communication for the team, and for clients
Manage expectations, and prepare agendas for meetings
Work directly with stakeholders to ensure project success
You will not be managing personnel
You will not be performing any "hands-on" technical work

Our Ideal Candidate:

Understanding of infrastructure and cloud technologies is a must (AWS preferred)
Proficient in Project Scheduling and Project Life cycle best practices
Consulting organization experience is highly preferred
Seeks process improvements
Has been the lead on daily standups
Has run software demos for customers

Minimum Qualifications:

Self-directed, responsible, and able to work with minimal supervision
Results-oriented, motivated, and committed to solving problems
Strong communicator (both verbal and written) skills are a must

A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in computer science, Information Systems, or similar required
Minimum of 2 plus years of experience in a Project Manager role managing teams of five or more engineers required
Minimum of 2 plus years of experience using Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, or other project
management tools required
Minimum of 2 plus years of experience with Scrum/ Agile required
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker/ Docker Compose, Terraform, Helm, AWS
Familiarity with Golang, C/C++, Java
Familiarity with NodeJS, Ruby, Python, Perl, LUA, Bash/ sh, Make
US work authorization without sponsorship required
Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background check required
Ability to work some flexible hours nights or weekend to meet with international teams, clients, or deadlines (as needed)

Benefits:

Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
Paid time off for vacation / sick
Paid holidays
Competitive wages
Family friendly environment

Please note … many of our projects are sensitive and confidential. We require a background check and are only considering U.S.-based candidates at this time.

Join us, building world-class infrastructures that delight developers and satisfy current and future business needs. Apply Now!

(Have a question or need to contact us? Take a look at our website: https://cloudposse.com)

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