Jobs in Madison, WI

About the role

Nelnet is looking for an experienced IT Project Manager who can seamlessly bridge the worlds of technical execution and strategic delivery within our NDS IT Delivery organization.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in information science or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical project teams comprised of software developers, cloud engineers, architects, QA engineers, and business analysts
• Hands-on experience managing full-cycle application development
• Demonstrated ability to use AI productivity tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) to increase personal and team efficiency in a professional setting.
• Experience leading projects where AI or machine learning capabilities were being built, integrated, or deployed is a significant differentiator.
• Expert-level experience working with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and Excel for project tracking, documentation, reporting, and resource management.
• Strong background in software development and technology is required.
• The ideal candidate will have hands-on familiarity with modern development practices, technical architecture, and a working understanding of IT infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Ability to manage projects from inception through successful post-implementation, including lessons learned and transition to support.
• Demonstrated competency in developing effective solutions to successfully resolve diverse and complex business and technical problems.
• Familiarity with modern development practices including CI/CD pipelines, DevOps principles, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and API-driven architectures.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in a professional project delivery context

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