Software Integration Project Manager

1 week ago

Crawley West Sussex, United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic Full time

Location: Crawley, West Sussex - three days per week

Contract: 18 month fixed term contract

Closing Date: 3rd May 2024

In a nutshell

At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

We're looking for a Project Manager with a strong track record in delivering large scale software platform and API integration solutions to join our Technology Transformation team.

Day to day

Some of your key responsibilities as our Software Integration Project Manager will be:

  • Review and understand the Project Business Case
  • Produce well considered high level plans to articulate the outline scope of the project which demonstrates the strategic objectives of the project
  • As required, produce detailed plans for the project activity (using a delivery-based approach) and ensure that the project's critical path and milestones are identified and clearly communicated.
  • Deliver the assigned project activity in an effective and inspired manner, ensuring performance and delivery expectations are made clear to all those who will be involved and that the projects are delivered successfully and on target and on budget
  • Ensure that all the key teams / people from across the Department are involved and briefed at an appropriate time so they understand their contribution and timescales for delivery.
  • Adhere to the VAA Project Management methodology during the project lifecycle
About you

In addition to the above, we are looking for our successful candidate to demonstrate the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field would be preferable
  • A formal qualification as a Project Manager e.g. PRINCE2, APMP or PMP is a must
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering complex integrated IT solutions involving integration of legacy systems with modern technology using SOA/APIs
  • Understanding of airline industry processes and technologies an advantage
  • Extensive demonstrable experience and knowledge of the technical aspects of the project, such as software integration through APIs and message queues, hardware and network infrastructure, cloud-based solutions, security, or data components
  • Ability to analyze, design, and optimize technical solutions to meet the project objectives and constraints
  • Substantial and demonstrable experience of management of third- party suppliers, external delivery partners and offshore services
If this sounds like you, and you would like to be on this exciting journey with us, we would love to hear from you Be yourself

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ( recruitment@fly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.

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