Job Listing Information

Business Systems Consultant
  • 27-Jan-2023 to 10-Feb-2023 (UTC)
  • Trenton, NJ, USA
  • Full Time
  • Long Term Contract Length
  • 40 Weekly Hours

Note: 

- Hybrid role from day one (3 days in office and 2 days remote

- If the candidate resides more than 1 hour from the client site, will the candidate relocate for the position?

- Is the candidate available and interested to work directly for the State of New Jersey with no sponsorship?

 

Complete Description:

- This consultant will be expected to perform the administrative duties of a project analyst, supporting various projects throughout the software development life cycle evaluating both the agile and waterfall methodologies where appropriate.

- Supporting the Project Management Office in the research and evaluation of new software products.

- The consultant will be responsible to support assigned projects through the continual evaluation of project health, risks and issues that may arise, in the following job duties/roles:

- Supporting Program and Infrastructure managers on budget / grant proposals, project proposals, and any technology-related needs / work

- Proactively identifying technology projects that require risk mitigation and additional resources

- Supporting PMO supervisors in determining the priority level, resources needed, and scope of projects

- Working with multiple divisions to help PMO supervisors in reviewing budget requests and allocate resources appropriately

- Reviewing project performance, including completion of key milestones in the targeted timeline

- Identifying program areas requiring further attention and escalating to appropriate stakeholders

- Providing support to projects to diagnose and fix issues to ensure the achievement of project milestones

- Developing reports to update key stakeholders on the status and outcomes of projects

 

- This position may be eligible to participate in the Department's pilot telework program, which offers eligible employees the opportunity to work remotely for up to two (2) days per week, as approved by management.

- EDUCATION: Graduation form an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.  

 

Fill the skill matrix below:

Skill

Required/Desired

Amount

Candidate's No. of years of experience

Experience in Project Management, portfolio review

Required

2

 

Experience in project reporting Writing project status reports, managing project scope and stakeholder expectations

Required

3

 

Familiar with the use of Project Management tools, such as Wrike or MS Project

Required

1

 

Familiar with project planning identifying critical path and milestones

Required

1

 

Prior experience creating and maintaining System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation

Required

2

 

Prior experience working within Agile development environments

Required

2

 

Experience in working with MSOffice, Microsoft Visio, Word and Excel

Required

5

 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Required

 

 

Prior experience with managing vendors

Highly desired

 

 

Prior experience using DevOps for software development

Highly desired

 

 

Prior experience working within a waterfall development environment

Highly desired

 

 

Prior experience in process management and improvement

Highly desired

 

 

Prior experience with change management processes

Nice to have

 

 

Prior experience in reviewing Grant Proposals

Nice to have