Senior IT Project Manager

About this role

The Senior IT Project Manager leads the design, development, and implementation of information systems across the full system development life cycle, from requirements through go-live and transition to operations. Systems may include Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), eligibility and enrollment systems, enrollment broker platforms, learning management systems, web portals, and data and reporting solutions. The Senior IT Project Manager supports multi-year, federal, state, and corporate projects with budgets of $500,000 and higher.

### Essential Duties

• Lead the initiation, planning, execution, and closing of IT and Professional Services projects across the full system development life cycle (SDLC), from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.

• Serve as the primary liaison between the end client, vendors, stakeholders, and Briljent. Manage communication across all parties and regularly report on project progress to ensure successful outcomes, customer satisfaction, and a positive employee experience.

• Define and develop project scope, deliverables, tasks, required resources, schedule baselines and expenses; manage resource allocations; and provide timely performance feedback to ensure successful project completion.

• Monitor project budget and hours to achieve target gross margin goals, accurately forecast resource utilization and revenue recognition, and review and approve client and subcontractor invoices.

• Apply Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, or hybrid delivery methodologies based on client needs, including backlog, sprint, and release planning in coordination with product owners.

• Facilitate requirements gathering and elicitation sessions, maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), and partner with business analysts, developers, solution architects, and quality assurance (QA) teams to translate business requirements into technical designs.

• Identify, monitor, and mitigate proje...