IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager Enterprise Systems Upgrade

Location: Phoenix AZ (100% Onsite)

Employment Type: W2 Contract

Duration: Approximately 6 Months

Schedule: MondayFriday 8:00 AM5:00 PM 40 Hours/Week

Start Date: To Be Confirmed

Work Location: Downtown Phoenix Arizona

Job Description

SunSoftOnline is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager Enterprise Systems Upgrade for a contract opportunity supporting a large public-sector organization in Phoenix Arizona.

The Project Manager will lead a multi-phase upgrade of a mission-critical enterprise software platform coordinating technical teams business stakeholders and external vendors.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience managing complex enterprise system migrations data model transformations system integrations and deployments across multiple environments.

This position is 100% onsite in Phoenix. Arizona-based candidates only.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning execution and delivery of a major enterprise software platform upgrade involving multiple interconnected applications.
  

• Coordinate migration from legacy data structures to modern rules-based data models ensuring data integrity validation and documentation.
  

• Identify integration dependencies and manage impacts on downstream applications reporting systems APIs and operational workflows.
  

• Coordinate with software vendors professional services teams and technical subject matter experts to manage deliverables and project milestones.
  

• Oversee technical workstreams involving system configuration data migration testing environment setup and deployment.
  

• Manage activities across development testing and production environments.
  

• Develop and maintain project schedules risk registers dependency trackers decision logs and status reports.
  

• Identify and mitigate technical operational and schedule risks.
  

• Oversee functional testing regression testing and data validation activities.
  

• Coordinate stakeholder communication training change management and implementation readiness.
  

• Present project progress risks and recommendations to management and executive stakeholders.
  

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise system upgrades migrations or platform transitions involving complex data structures and multiple deployment environments.
  

• Experience coordinating structured data transformation projects including schema changes rule-based validation or data model modernization.
  

• Strong technical project management skills including the ability to guide technical teams and translate technical requirements into actionable project plans.
  

• Understanding of enterprise system integrations APIs downstream applications reporting tools and operational workflows.
  

• Experience managing software vendor engagements and professional services implementations.
  

• Strong risk management dependency tracking and issue-resolution skills.
  

• Excellent stakeholder communication cross-functional coordination and executive-level reporting abilities.
  

• Ability to manage complex technical projects involving multiple teams and competing priorities.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coordinating deployments across development testing and production environments.
  

• Familiarity with structured release management and environment promotion workflows.
  

• Experience with complex data validation frameworks including topological connectivity