Project Manager - Contract - Sw Infrastructure

Join a highly successful Australian team with expertise in cybersecurity, advanced analytics and authentication systems. This role supports adding new features to the platform, and scaling them for the global market.

This is an opportunity to apply your well-developed project management skills to support the design of new software and network products and take them from initial conception to full deployment.

You will have a recognised Project Management qualification. Demonstrated achievement in delivery of software and hardware products through all the phases of development is essential.

Job Purpose:

The Project Manager is required to lead multi-disciplined teams through all phases of innovation and lifecycle in line with agreed project milestones and timelines.

The role of the PM is to plan, execute, and finalise projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes coordinating the efforts of multi-discipline team members and project stakeholders in order to deliver projects according to plan and on budget. 

The skills you will bring:

• Relevant skills and experience in software engineering, or a similar discipline
• Formal Project Management certification preferred
• Skills in capacity planning and scalable deployment
• Prior experience leading cross-functional project teams developing complex technology products to work effectively and deliver on project milestones
• Strong communication skills, including the capability of providing direction to project team members both locally and remotely
• Ability to form strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and represent the company professionally
• Experience in preparing proposals and conducting formal presentations
• Strong sense of urgency, responsibility and accountability
• Experience working with issue tracking solutions and project management tools such as MS Project
• Solid understanding of Quality Management Systems requirements

This role is based in the Sydney office and requires working with a globally distributed team, with the bulk of the team being locally based.

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