The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

Engagement Length in Months:

24 Months

What are the daily work hours?

09:00am -05:00pm

Where is the physical work office located?

2 Metrotech Ctr, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Description of specific Duties in a typical workday for this position:

* Manage all vendor and NYCDOE workstream efforts

* Report status to the project sponsor and other executives. Monitor and report overall project progress against baseline project plan

* Understand the key components of the project plan and execute on coordinating the documentation, issues and requirements on an as needed basis

* Track progress of overall project plan, identify risks to implementation throughout the project, and work proactively to surface and resolve those risks, on an as needed basis

* Perform Risk Management - identify potential risks and issues across all workstreams

* Work with project management staff members to raise and resolve issues, set project deadlines, and mitigate project risks

* Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and execute tasks on an as needed basis

* Serve as a liaison between business units, technology teams and support teams

* Act as the liaison to the vendor's support staff and developers

* Manage the administrative requirements of the program including meetings, calendars etc.

* Coordinate & manage the inputs (documentation preparation and distribution) for key meetings, as required

* Support the recruitment, selection, and on boarding of new team members

* Identify gaps in infrastructure and raise issues/risks on a timely basis

* Assist in planning of current/future infrastructure needs for the project

* Provide operational support to key functional areas as needed

* Be the key point person to organize and electronically file key project documentation (SESIS uses an electronic document management tool)

* Prioritize system defect fixes and enhancements

* Assist business analysts to clarify requirements' ambiguities; Raise and monitor requirements' ambiguities

* Elicit subject matter expert expectations on the behavior of the system

* Perform complex analysis of data emanating from the SESIS application

* Document and implement test strategies, plans, processes, and standards

* Verify the system's conformance to defined user stories, functional requirements

* Define the scope and schedule of User Acceptance test phases. Identify and confirm participants. Reserve resources for conducting sessions

* Perform non-functional testing resulting in usability data

* Investigate test outcome and raise requirements' ambiguities and defects using established processes

* Establish and maintain traceability between data points emanating from the field, test cases and requirements/design documents

* Review the requirements and designs and ensure their correctness, accuracy, clarity and completeness by actively engaging Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, and Developers

* Create and maintain configuration notes for the testing environments

* Participate in data normalization processes to team members

* Participate in technical consultation to team members grounded in the understanding of MS SQL/Server capabilities, shortcoming, and applicability

* Lead data mapping efforts between SESIS and other existing data sources

* Utilize Microsoft Project and Microsoft SharePoint for documenting all outcomes, for reporting progress to management, and for collaborating with team members

Position Requirements:

* 7 years of experience managing highly complex and multi-party IT programs and COTS implementation with ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently

* 7 years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-segment teams, mobilizing disparate groups of people toward a common and ambitious goal, managing horizontally

* 7 years of experience interacting with High-Level Executives and Senior Management as well as working with stakeholders to define and develop business processes and procedures and system requirements

* 7 years of experience resolving conflicts and negotiating a resolution between multiple parties and stakeholders

* 7 years of experience with technical writing required, including experience writing Business Requirements Documents and Use Case/User Story development

* 7 years of experience documenting, implementing test strategies, plans, and scripts as well as executing unit, system integration and functional testing

* 7 years of experience managing multiple concurrent Vendors and contracts

* 7 years of experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) to include various technologies, test documentation and procedures

* 2 years in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

* A master's degree from an accredited college, in Computer Science or Information Systems or Business Administration

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.