Location and Details
Location: Englewood, CO (Hybrid: 4 days onsite / 1 day remote in Greenwood Village)
Type: Contract
Category: Program/Project Management
Industry: Communications
Reference ID: JN -062026-107284
Date Posted: 06/04/2026
Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. (W2)
Description
Our client is seeking a professional to support enterprise IT initiatives within the Cloud Architecture and Resiliency team. The role will lead planning and execution across AWS-focused proof of concepts that improve scalability, resilience, and service quality. You will coordinate dependencies with program management, development leads, and architecture, facilitate ceremonies and reporting, and proactively manage risks and change to deliver outcomes with minimal customer impact.
Note: Applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for W2 consultants, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Responsibilities
- Develop project plans, drive milestones, and monitor project health.
- Align tasks and dependencies with program managers, development leads, and architecture.
- Schedule and run meetings, including planning, scaling projections, standups, and ticket reviews.
- Establish communication plans with project teams and stakeholders.
- Provide day-to-day direction to project resources.
- Ensure effective change management throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee documentation compliance and prepare executive-ready reports, presentations, and budgets.
- Proactively advance projects and raise risks upon identification.
Experience Requirements
- 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise IT or SDLC initiatives, ideally with cloud architecture exposure.
- Strong communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in project planning, judgment, decision-making, and analysis.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Jira, Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and use of Gantt charts and timelines.
- Nice to have: Video streaming or large enterprise SDLC experience, training or leadership experience, or prior cloud architect/engineer background.
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About Eliassen Group
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
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