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SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented Biometrics Project Manager to join our team. This will be a hybrid-remote role, requiring 2 days of on site work in Ashburn, VA per week. Responsibilities Include: • Supporting various program efforts that may include: biometric technologies such as facial recognition, RFID enabled documents, optical character recognition, license plate reading technologies, data analytics, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and other border security technologies. • Manage Agile development activities (specifically Scrum) for one or more projects within the SAFe framework, oversee large requirements gathering tasks with internal stakeholders and the client, identify opportunities for follow-on business that bring additional value to the client (customer success), i.e. follow-on engagement opportunities include additional services engagements, creating change orders when additional work required outside the original contracted scope of the project. • Use thought leadership and understand the clients future to design and architect solutions using leading edge technologies. • Become the subject matter expert and drive the product roadmap with the clients. • Experience with Business Blueprints, architectural methods, component-based development, and integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components. • Reviews project artifacts, solution designs, cost estimates, workload sizings, and project deliverables from members of the agile team. • Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with third party companies/vendors/subcontractors and presents technology. • Providing technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments by proposing relevant solutions. • Establishing goals, plans and, roadmaps that meet project objectives for quarterly SAFe Program Increments. • Leading analysis of functional business requirements and design specifications for functional activities. • Leading identification of problems and solutions within existing systems design. • Leading analysis, design and new construction of next generation IT hardware and software systems. • Understanding of customer needs and the realities of commercially available IT/hardware products, and creating requirements that will allow implementation by the architecture and engineering team and COTS products. • Leading client interaction with senior management and government leadership. • Perform full system analysis from technical implementation to business process management. • Manage multiple solution offerings with long term vision for system enhancement, consolidation, integration, and operations and maintenance (O&M). • Provide technical leadership in terms of delivery, release prioritization, and O&M for multiple systems. • Provide technical input and solution design for proposals and contract modifications. • Serve as a primary technical interface with client related to program solutions. • Respond to issues and ensure projects are safe from risks. • Resolve customer complaints to the full satisfaction of the customer. Required Education & Experience: • Bachelor's degree in a technical field of study is required with a minimum of 15 years of experience (or masters equivalent). • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus. • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification is a plus. Required skills: • US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a government-required Public Trust. • Ability to interface with clients at all levels of their business, to include business operations, financial, technology and management. • Proven time management skills with a focus on delivery to the customer. • Ability to exercise good judgement when responding to clients and evaluating priorities with competing objective. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Agile Scrum project management skills. • Ability to work in team environments across a diverse set of projects with multiple stakeholders. Desired Skills: • Experience managing or leading an Agile Scrum Team in a SAFe framework. • Experience managing and leading a remote workforce effectively. • Technical working knowledge of system integration, network administration, software development, data analysis, or electrical engineering. • System engineering experience in one or more areas including biometrics, RFID, license plate technologies, mobility, telecommunications concepts. • Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Gitlab, Microsoft Office Products. BI Requirement: • Must be a U.S. Citizen and a current holder of a DHS Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain one. • Note: Employment will be contingent upon having/obtaining a DHS Public Trust clearance prior to starting.

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SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented Biometrics Project Manager to join our team.
This will be a hybrid-remote role, requiring 2 days of on site work in Ashburn, VA per week.
Use thought leadership and understand the clients future to design and architect solutions using leading edge technologies.
Become the subject matter expert and drive the product roadmap with the clients.
Experience with Business Blueprints, architectural methods, component-based development, and integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components.
Reviews project artifacts, solution designs, cost estimates, workload sizings, and project deliverables from members of the agile team.
Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with third party companies/vendors/subcontractors and presents technology.
Providing technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments by proposing relevant solutions.
Establishing goals, plans and, roadmaps that meet project objectives for quarterly SAFe Program Increments.
Leading analysis of functional business requirements and design specifications for functional activities.
Leading identification of problems and solutions within existing systems design.
Leading analysis, design and new construction of next generation IT hardware and software systems.
Understanding of customer needs and the realities of commercially available IT/hardware products, and creating requirements that will allow implementation by the architecture and engineering team and COTS products.
Leading client interaction with senior management and government leadership.
Perform full system analysis from technical implementation to business process management.
Manage multiple solution offerings with long term vision for system enhancement, consolidation, integration, and operations and maintenance (O&M).
Provide technical leadership in terms of delivery, release prioritization, and O&M for multiple systems.

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Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification is a plus.
Experience managing or leading an Agile Scrum Team in a SAFe framework.
Experience managing and leading a remote workforce effectively.
Technical working knowledge of system integration, network administration, software development, data analysis, or electrical engineering.
System engineering experience in one or more areas including biometrics, RFID, license plate technologies, mobility, telecommunications concepts.
Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Gitlab, Microsoft Office Products.

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agilescrumjira

Platform: oracle-cloud
Effort: medium

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