IT Project Manager in Mississippi at INFO ORIGIN INC

Position Description and Job Skill Set

• Contractor should have knowledge in the laws, rules and regulations of the E-rate program administered, a federal entity for telecommunications discounts to schools and libraries.
• Contractor will perform and/or review site assessments and work with library system directors to determine their local needs.
• Contractor will work with library system to properly file for discounts in the portal to obtain E-rate discounts.
• These services will include knowledge of technology infrastructure and end user devices.
• Contractor must be familiar with and handle frequent Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) reviews seeking clarification or additional information received from Client to overcome obstacles to funding.

Required Skills/Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT project management; Minimum 5 years of experience working in E-rate; procurement laws; experience in contract administration; experience in strategic planning; experience working with public libraries and library stakeholders.

Preferred/Not Required

• Experience in supervising; public speaking; vendor relations; policy and procedure development

Skill Set Skill Level Required/Preferred Notes

Operating Systems

• Windows 10 Advanced Required Utilization
• Mainframe Management SME Preferred Upgrading and installation and management of OS
• Programming Language/Development Tools/Required Skills
• Program Development SME Preferred Management

Hardware

• Networking Hardware SME Required Wireless Access Points, Switches, Routers, Cabling

Database Systems/Database Tools

• USAC Portal SME Required Run E-rate reports and file E-rate applications
• Integrated Library Systems Intermediate Preferred Knowledge for procurement process

Framework/SDLC/Methodology

• Project Management SME Required Development, implementation, and coordination from start to finish

Staff Supervision SME Required Multiple divisions

• Procurement SME Required Knowledge of state and local government policies; Development of RFPs

QA/Testing – Approaches, Application

• ISP Migrations Advanced Required Management, implementation, and coordination
• Vendor Migrations SME Required Management, implementation, and coordination