Senior Deployment Lead (Contractor)
Our client, based out of Burnaby, is in need of a Senior Deployment Lead (Contractor) for a 1-year contract. This Consultant will provide the Deployment Lead services of a Windows 10 Operating System and Office Upgrade project. The Deployment Lead will be interacting with a broad range of stakeholders including Senior Management, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), end users, external delivery organizations (System Integrators or Service Providers) and the project team. The role will be responsible for coordinating the overall deployment.
Duties:
- Establish and manage effective relationships with all stakeholders, including Senior Management, IT teams, external delivery organizations (System Integrators or Service Providers), SMEs, project teams, business groups and project manager
- Act as the point of contact for all deployment aspects of the assigned project
- Understand and document impacts to the various business groups from the deployments
- Set-up various check-points with the business groups prior to and during deployment
- Factor in business impacts into the deployment strategy
- Document the deployment strategy and plan
- Analyze current software deployments and readiness for Win10, and recommend deployment groups and timelines
- Support preparation of the detailed deployment schedule
- Review and get support for proposed process for supporting end-users through deployment
- Set-up a clear escalation model for issues encountered during deployment
- Lead resolution of deployment issues
- Report on overall deployment progress – reporting to be based on the various groups being reported to
- Maintain the deployment readiness dashboard
- Manage defect tracking and resolution processes, and report status to key stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with BC Hydro policies and standards, including project governance standards and financials policies
Qualifications:
- 10 (ten) years of experience in OS and application deployments
- 10 (ten) years of experience as a Technical Project Manager on Enterprise Technology projects
- 10 years of Technical Project Management experience
- 10 years of Application Testing and Packaging experience
- PMI certification, other Project Management certification or relevant educational background
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Understanding of various Project Management methodologies
- Experience with complex infrastructure technologies, including Microsoft technology stack system software and system integrations
If interested, please submit your resume to:
chandni.kumar@modis.com