Project Manager (Contract, Remote, 10% Travel)

New Context is a rapidly growing consulting company in the heart of downtown San Francisco. We specialize in Lean Security: an approach that leads organizations to build better, safer software through hands-on technical and management consulting. We are a group of engineers who live and breathe Agile Infrastructure, Systems Automation, Cloud Orchestration, and Information & Application Security.
Please Note: Applicants must be a U.S. citizen living in the U.S. for this role.

We have a well-established Client seeking an experienced Project Manager to support our large ongoing engagement together. Coordinating with our Lead Architect, you will ensure all development work is prioritized, tracked, and executed. You will help ensure the lines of communication stay open and clear with client-side contacts, project developers, and the Lead Architect. This project is long-running, has an excellent chance of renewal, and expanding the role into other engagements is possible.

While client site visits will be part of your role, you will also have the freedom to work with clients and New Context team members from the comfort of your home, or in one of our offices (if you live in the San Francisco or Kansas City, MO areas). We foster a tight-knit and highly-supportive environment. Even if you do not know an answer to a problem at hand, you'll have the entire company supporting you via Slack, Zoom, or in-person. We also host a daily, all-company stand-up meeting via Zoom, and a weekly company retrospective, so you won't just be a name on an email!

At New Context, our core values are Humility, Integrity, Quality & Passion! Our employees live these values every single day

What you will be doing:

• Analyzing project management needs and tailor industry best practices to suit the environment.
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with a diverse group of staff members and stakeholders, with both the Client and New Context.
• Planning, leading, organizing, executing, and motivating Agile DevOps and CI/CD project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering leading-edge technology architectures for highly functional production pipelines in an Enterprise setting.
• Managing cross-functional teams with diverse technical skill sets to achieve project objectives and navigate projects through the entire lifecycle.
• Working with stakeholders to define clear project objectives and requirements, agree on priorities, communicate progress updates and demonstrations, resolve issues and conflicts, and provide responsive change management.
• Managing scope, schedule, quality, and risks/issues mitigation; provide regular status reports.
• Helping develop and maintain project documentation, with support from developers on subject matter expertise.
• May play other roles as needed to support successful project delivery. Our goal is always total client satisfaction.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline
• Solid understanding of DevOps/DevSecOps and CI/CD methodologies.
• 3+ years project management experience, working with cross-functional teams
• 2+ years managing projects within a DevOps/DevSecOps model.
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated hands-on experience in using Agile Project Management tools such as Jira.
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated hands-on experience with Microsoft Project, Visio, Office Suite and SharePoint.
• Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach, manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and strong customer-facing skills.
• Self-starter and quick learner with lots of initiative and ability to work independently.
• Must meet all requirements for obtaining and maintaining a Public Trust Security Clearance.

BONUS points if you are:

• A believer in automated tests and their role in software engineering
• Able to translate complex concepts to business customers
• Have any experience in software development

Desired Certifications

• PMP Certification
• Agile certification preferred (Certified Scrum Master (CMS), PMP-ACP, or Kanban certification)
• ITIL v3 Foundation certification

We are committed to equal-employment principles, and we recognize the value of committed employees who feel they are being treated in an equitable and professional manner. We are passionate about finding ways to attract, develop and retain the talent and unique viewpoints needed to meet business objectives, and to recruit and employ highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities in which we live, because we believe that this diversity results in conversations which stimulate new and innovative ideas.

Employment policies and decisions on employment and promotion are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.