Full-Time Technical Project Manager

Wanted: A Tech-minded Ringleader Ready to Remediate!

EMBARK ON YOUR JOURNEYWe invite you to collaborate with Entara and further your professional journey as a member of our Professional Services (PS) department.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOINGEntara’s Professional Services: Technical Project Manager (TPM) is primarily dedicated to external, client-facing projects within our Incident Response team.

Project ManagementCoordinates multiple, external technical projects from inception to completion: Follows established core processes, project templates, and methodologies Takes a lead in Professional Services Stand-ups & meetings Collaborates on project planning, project design, preparation of deliverables, timelining, and contingency planning Understands SOW requirements and converts them into realistic, executable project plans Manages project resources to effectively execute on-time deliverables Tracks and manages the project budget from the outset through successful completion Tracks and oversees T&M project scope and related time entries, confirming their validity Employs creative measures to keep project scope contained Ensures QA standards are being met before project delivery

Outlines goals, strategy, and execution with Entara’s engineers: Assists in the initial triage and establishment of access for project kick-off Drives team’s development of project proposals and scope documentation Leverages conflict management techniques to address disagreements Assigns and aligns necessary resources, understanding resource requirements and capacity (perm or contracted) on projects, maximizing available resources and leveraging each engineer’s skill set effectively Follows up with engineers on a weekly, daily, or (when necessary) hourly basis to understand the progress of their assigned work and to identify potential roadblocks

Monitors and summarizes progress of project(s) to stakeholders: Entara Leadership Finance Client Contacts and IR Partners Sets and conducts status meetings with client contacts, keeping them informed of progress and setting proper expectations Leads the creation of PowerPoint presentations and project reports as required for large projects

Participates in incident response on-call rotation for incoming IR projects Identifies and understands when it is necessary to escalate issues to higher-level resources Addresses billing disputes, overruns, and customer service issues with meaningful resolutions, looping in additional Entara resources as necessary Conducts post-mortems to outline lessons learned and improve internal processes Treats each project as if you are the end-all be-all, you are the final straw, if you ignore an issue, then the issue will blow up—you are the last line of defense on your project

Problem SolvingBecomes an active part of project teams solving technical or business roadblocks until a resolution is reached and the outcome is personally verified Perseveres in making sound judgment calls when lacking one or more desired resources or data points Challenges technical or business requirements, ensuring that we deliver the right solution, at the right price, at the right time Leverages and employs an understanding of intermediate to advanced systems configuration, management, and maintenance in areas including the following (this is a sample but not exhaustive listing of work areas and project tasks assigned to our IR-focused engineers):

Metrics Measuring SuccessMaintains billable utilization targets Ensures all mandatory reports are generated and updated daily Meets or exceeds deadlines for all assigned projects Keeps projects profitable while not skimping on quality Leverages cost variance and schedule variance formulas to measure project success Contributes to the team’s attainment of high customer satisfaction scores on project delivery Records complete change details, time worked entries, and work notes in ServiceNow in real-time Identifies opportunities for process improvement

Following ProcessFollows Entara’s project process to execute project deliverables: configure, test, implement, refine, document, monitor, and transition to appropriate stakeholders. Follows Entara’s Change Management Process to perform approved changes in client environments Communicates internally and (as directed) externally to provide timely information regarding project status, promised follow-ups, and requested feedback on a detailed and professional basis.

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