Specialized IT Consultant - Senior

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

IT Project Management Experience (35%)

• IT Project Manager with 10+ years of experience leading full project lifecycles across application development, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise software implementation, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Skilled in developing end to end project plans, defining technical and business objectives, establishing scope, deliverables, timelines, and success metrics.
• Expertise in resource planning and management, including allocation of technical teams, budget oversight, vendor coordination, and technology assets.
• Proficient in identifying technical risks, conducting impact assessments, and creating mitigation and contingency strategies to ensure project continuity.
• Strong financial management skills, overseeing project budgets, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring alignment with IT governance and fiscal controls.
• Ensure all deliverables meet technical standards, security policies, compliance requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience leading cross-functional IT teams, supporting task assignment, issue resolution, performance oversight, and cross-training to strengthen team capabilities.
• Skilled at tracking project milestones, managing schedules using industry-standard tools, and providing clear, timely updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Adapt quickly to evolving project requirements, new technologies, and shifting priorities while maintaining delivery quality.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess performance, capture lessons learned, and refine IT project delivery processes.
• Knowledge of application development methodologies, system architecture considerations, and IT governance best practices.
• Experience using tools that support AODA Web Accessibility compliance.
• Strong background with Agile-Scrum and DevOps environments, supporting iterative delivery, continuous integration, and collaborative development.

Project Management Technical Experience (35%)

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with OpenText Content Suite Extended ECM (xECM), other enterprise content management technologies or other related OpenText products.
• Managed multiple concurrent IT projects involving solution development, system enhancements, integration work, and technical upgrades in collaboration with vendors and internal teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC, ensuring projects follow structured technical development and testing processes.
• Led IT infrastructure projects including server upgrades, network enhancements, storage solutions, system integrations, and hardware/software rollouts.
• Oversaw enterprise-wide IT implementations, ensuring readiness planning, user onboarding, training, and structured change management to support successful adoption.
• Experience managing cybersecurity projects, coordinating vulnerability remediation, compliance activities, security tool deployment, and alignment with security frameworks.
• Led cloud migration initiatives, supporting transitions from on-premises environments to cloud platforms with focus on scalability, security, performance, and cost optimization.
• Supported digital transformation initiatives involving modernization of legacy systems, adoption of new digital tools, and process automation.
• Skilled in vendor management, ensuring contractual obligations, service-level agreements (SLAs), and technical requirements are met.
• Strong experience developing and managing project budgets, forecasting resource needs, and optimizing spending for IT initiatives.
• Effective communication with executives, technical teams, end users, and external stakeholders to align IT objectives and ensure transparency.
• Skilled in risk identification, impact analysis, and implementing proactive mitigation strategies across technical projects.
• Maintain complete project documentation including project plans, technical specifications, letters of agreement, risk logs, status reports, meeting minutes, and lessons learned.
• Continuously incorporate insights from previous initiatives to improve IT project governance and delivery practices.
• Public sector experience, including adherence to government standards, procurement policies, and accountability frameworks.

Communication Skills (30%)

• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to develop documentation such as project reports, assessments, governance artifacts, and executive summaries.
• Able to translate complex technical information into clear, business-friendly language for stakeholders at all levels.
• Skilled in facilitating meetings, workshops, and presentations to ensure alignment among technical teams, business sponsors, users, and senior leadership.
• Maintain a high standard of customer service and professionalism with internal and external clients.

Must Haves:

• Knowledge and experience with OpenText Content Suite and other OpenText Products.
• Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in project management, Project Planning, Resource Management, Governance, Risk Management and Change Management.