Technical Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Oversee full lifecycle implementation projects, encompassing planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery.

• Act as the main point of contact between business stakeholders, technical teams, and external vendors.

• Create and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.

• Coordinate data migration efforts, including data mapping, transformation logic, validation, reconciliation, and cutover planning.

• Supervise GIS, ETL, API, middleware, and integration efforts with external enterprise systems.

• Collaborate with technical leads to establish solution architecture, data flows, and system interfaces.

• Align project management efforts between customers and VertiGIS technical delivery teams.

• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies by employing proactive mitigation strategies.

• Facilitate UAT and SIT/UAT testing cycles, ensuring go-live readiness.

• Define and track KPIs such as schedule adherence, data quality, and system performance.

• Foster communication at all organizational levels, including executive reporting.

• Ensure adherence to documentation, governance, and change management processes.

• Assist with post-go-live stabilization, performance tuning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• VertiGIS specializes in GIS software for the design, management, and operation of complex networks and infrastructure, including telecom, utility, and public-sector systems.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in project management, ideally within telecom, utilities, or GIS sectors.

• PMP and/or Agile/Scrum certification.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering data migration and system implementation projects.

• Strong comprehension of data migration strategies and reconciliation processes.

• Solid understanding of GIS systems, including ArcGIS.

• In-depth knowledge of ETL processes and data integration methodologies.

• Experience in managing cross-functional and distributed teams.

• Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, and Smartsheet.

• Capability to understand and engage in discussions regarding solution architecture and system design.

• Working knowledge of relational, geospatial, and asset-based data models.

• Familiarity with ETL tools like FME and SSIS, or similar platforms.

• Understanding of REST, SOAP, and microservices integration patterns.

• Experience with the ESRI ArcGIS ecosystem, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, and Feature Services.

• Acquainted with spatial data concepts like topology, coordinate systems, and geodatabases.

• Familiarity with telecom or utility network data structures, including fiber, circuits, outside plant, and network hierarchies.

• Ability to create or interpret SQL queries, data transformations, and data validation scripts.

• Capability to document and train on the delivered solutions.

• Experience with data quality frameworks, reconciliation reporting, and audit controls.

• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and leadership abilities.

• Submission of a cover letter and resume is required.

• Must possess authorization to work legally in the United States of America.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• Company contributes 62% towards medical premiums and 50% towards dental and vision premiums.

• Provision of Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life AD&D by the company.

• 401K Safe Harbor plan with an automatic 3% employer contribution after 90 days.

• Opportunities for training, professional development, and career advancement.

• A supportive work environment.

• Engaging and challenging work assignments.

• Paid time off.

• Variable/incentive pay structure.

• Additional benefits and perks.