Technical Program Manager

Position

The Commonwealth of MA (EOHHS)

Location

Quincy, MA

Duration

Thru 6/30/27 (with possibility of extension)

Pay Rate

$75-$78/hour

Project Planning & Execution

• Work with IT teams and business stakeholders to develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, and detailed activities.
• Cook up and manage project tasks between project teams and the Chief Technology Office (CTO).
• Make sure project activities align with established goals, timelines, budgets, and resource availability.
• Bring results against defined technical specifications, dependencies, and project objectives.

Technical Leadership & Oversight

• Take a look at architectural documentation and manage system dependencies.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with organizational standards.
• Help define project objectives and technical strategies with key stakeholders.
• Support vulnerability remediation and technology stack upgrade initiatives.

Project Governance & Risk Management

• Put together quality assurance, risk management, change management, and testing plans.
• Keep an eye on project scope and oversee change control processes.
• Develop remediation plans and coordinate issue resolution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Stick to Commonwealth project management methodologies, quality standards, and procedures.

Stakeholder Communication & Reporting

• Give regular project status updates and risk reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
• Create and maintain project dashboards, reports, and documentation.
• Work with agency business leaders to manage release schedules and project roadmaps.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Project Managers, business leaders, vendors, and technical teams across multiple workstreams.
• Lead meetings and drive alignment across teams operating in a matrixed environment.
• Handle multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale enterprise-wide IT implementations and deployments.
• Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and applications.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Hands-on experience managing projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• PMP, CSM, or similar project management certification highly preferred.
• Experience delivering Vulnerability Risk Remediation projects.
• Experience managing enterprise technology upgrade initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience developing risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of Government Security standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of IT experience.
• Minimum 8 years of project management experience leading projects from initiation through delivery.
• Minimum 5 years managing large-scale enterprise-wide IT projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining project documentation, requirements, and status reports.
• Proficiency with JIRA or similar project management tools.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including: Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint.