IT Project Manager – Enterprise Systems Upgrade

SunSoft Online•Phoenix, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

SunSoftOnline is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager for a W2 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 work includes complex enterprise system migrations, data model transformations, system integrations, and deployments across multiple environments. The role is 100% onsite in downtown Phoenix, and candidates must be based in Arizona within commuting distance of Phoenix.

Requirements

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.
Must currently reside in the Phoenix metropolitan area or within commuting distance.
Resume must clearly state the candidate's current city and state.
Must be available for an in-person interview within one week of the posting closing date.
Must be able to start within two weeks of receiving an offer.
Must be able to work onsite in downtown Phoenix five days per week.
Must successfully complete required background and security screening.

Nice To Haves

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, or rule-based validation.
Experience managing enterprise software modernization projects in large organizations or public-sector environments.

Responsibilities

Lead 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.