Portonics is a team of technology consultants that specialize in application design, software & mobile application development. Our goal is to help clients understand and make full use of digital technology that can heighten brand awareness and lead to better business.

We are a diverse team of engineers, analysts, solution architects working on the latest technologies, and running a wide range of projects from business-critical applications to applications serving a large number of customers daily. 

We build and manage in-house, client products, and end-to-end services locally and globally. Services include server management, software management, networking, development, deployments, information security and consultancy.

We are an agile team who are very passionate about what we build. We design solutions to reduce/automate operations. Along with building custom solutions, we leverage open source technologies. Our teams build, manage, and automate monitoring systems, alerting, and deployments.

As a digital transformation team, we are big on Dev, DevOps culture, and collaboration.

WHAT IS THE POSITION?

A project coordinator is a member of the project management team who supports project managers by overseeing all general and administrative tasks of a project, communicating with stakeholders and ensuring resource availability for the project team.

You will work closely with project team members, managers and leads to help deliver major organizational projects efficiently. You will also be responsible for managing administrative tasks, such as document and information distribution, report collation, coordinating project plans, and schedules, communication support, organizing and participating in stakeholder meetings, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.

We're looking for motivated individuals who keep an eye on trends, new technology in the industry, detailed oriented and are eager to tackle challenging tasks.

If you have the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly then the below applies to you:

• Sharing relevant documentation and reports with project teams;
• Providing information and regular support to stakeholders;
• Being a point of contact for various working groups;
• Developing an in-depth understanding of project scope and particulars i.e. timeframes, scops & budgets, and outcomes;
• Ensuring resources and equipment are always available;
• Understanding formal escalation and review processes;
• Providing support to project managers and business leaders when requested;
• Thorough project documentation;
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation;
• Knowledge of industry best practices;

Must have:

• Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers;
• Minimum 2+ years of experience;
• Proven working experience as a project coordinator/administrator in the information technology sector;
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies;
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills;
• Strong working knowledge of Project Management tools like JIRA or equivalent;
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English;

Good to have:

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus;

• Communication skill is very important for this role; our engineers work across every team in the organization. Applicants should be able to communicate not only with other developers but also with management, non-tech team members & external parties.
• Someone who will take ownership of a feature or application from initial conception through release while also assisting others when the need arises.
• Have an understanding of virtualization and containerization as a tool for growing scalability, reliability, and expediency.
• Ability to learn and teach new technologies and skills as new technology is introduced.
• Sound mature judgment and decision-making ability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• We are looking for honest, dedicated and responsible individuals.