Technical Project Manager

Job Overview:

The Technical Project Manager is a highly motivated person with the ability to drive technology projects through their life-cycle, ensuring technical solutions are sound and aligned to business goals. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of projects through all stages of the implementation process. The Technical Project Manager is a professional who can anticipate and resolve any problems, bottlenecks, or scheduling conflicts. We seek a sound communicator who can link developers and business units to ensure high levels of quality and timelines of projects' implementations and someone who can write SQL queries fluently.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage configuration control documents in collaboration with Systems Engineers ensuring all documents are clear and accurate
• Managing help desk ticketing process.
• Maintain documentation library and ensure timely revisions as needed
• Collect process details from systems engineers through one-on-one and group meetings.
• Compile documentation and coordinate review and refinement.
• Participate in weekly coordination calls with hosting service providers.
• Maintain project planning and tracking project in Jira.
• Assist Systems Engineers in planning and executing major deployment and maintenance projects.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field (computer science, engineering, etc.) or business degree with concentration or experience in technology.
• Associates Degree in relevant area with additional experience will be considered.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated organization and coordination skills to include tracking and managing routine and unplanned tasks.
• Demonstrated administrative skills and experience with business software including MS Excel.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to interpret technical information and translate to plain English.
• Basic, but solid understanding of computer and networking technologies.
• Experience will MS Project or experience with project support tools such as Jira and Confluence are desirable, not required.
• Ideal candidate would have project management experience and looking to pursue PMP.
• Ideal candidate would have experience with databases such as MS Access and/or SQL server and be able to write intermediate SQL queries.

Why Work With Us?

When you work with Cambium Assessment, you’ll be helping to design and build inspiring solutions that make a real impact on the online testing industry, as well as the educators and students we support.

• Our systems are highly scaled and mission critical serving over a third of all students in grades 3-8 in the United States.

• Our web applications are highly interactive and universally accessible.

• Our machine scoring methods are driven by artificial intelligence allowing computers to perform such complex operations as grading essays with more accuracy than humans.

• Our processes use intensive algorithmic computing allowing a customized experience for each student as the exam adapts real-time based upon answers given.

In the 2024 school year, we delivered more than 126 million online tests, and successfully supported peak testing volumes exceeding 1.5 million simultaneous test takers. We have the most advanced features of any online testing system, and we continue to push boundaries to improve student performance measurement and enabling educators with actionable insights to drive better overall educational outcomes for our students. To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit www.cambiumassessment.com.

Remote First Work Environment 

Our Remote First approach gives employees the flexibility and trust they need to effectively balance work with life. It creates a culture in which all employees are valued and where success is measured in results. It allows us to work collaboratively, inclusively and for greater positive impact, regardless of our individual locations.

If you will be working remotely, either occasionally or on a permanent basis, you must have a reliable internet connection through a cable or fiber-optic broadband service with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.

The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in video-based interviews during the recruiting process and ongoing virtual meetings with their camera on, as part of their role.

As part of our Remote-First benefits, Cambium offers reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up your home or remote office.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation), national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history).

We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  You may request an accommodation during the recruiting process with your Talent Acquisition team member.