Technical Program Manager

Position Summary The Technical Project Manager will lead and manage IT infrastructure projects from initiation through implementation and closure. The role requires strong technical understanding, project leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver complex initiatives on time, within budget, and in alignment with business objectives and IT standards. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure projects involving networks, servers, cloud, data centers, storage, telecommunications, and enterprise technologies. Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, milestones, and deliverables. Coordinate cross-functional teams across Infrastructure, Network, Cloud, Security, Applications, Operations, and external vendors. Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests. Provide regular project status updates, reporting, and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders. Facilitate project meetings and maintain effective communication across technical and business teams. Manage vendor deliverables, timelines, contracts, and third-party dependencies. Ensure projects comply with IT governance, security, compliance, change management, and operational standards. Coordinate testing, implementation, deployment, and transition of solutions into production. Maintain project documentation and drive project closure, lessons learned, and continuous improvement. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred. PMP certification preferred; Agile, Scrum, or other relevant project management certifications are a plus. Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, including networking, servers, cloud platforms, data centers, storage, and enterprise systems. Proficiency in project management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches. Solid knowledge of project planning, budgeting, resource management, risk mitigation, change control, and IT governance. Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. Required Experience 5+ years managing technical or IT infrastructure projects, preferably within a complex enterprise environment. Proven ability to lead projects from initial planning and requirements through implementation and operational handoff. Demonstrated success coordinating technical teams, business stakeholders, senior leadership, and third-party vendors. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing competing priorities, timelines, and resources. Background managing project budgets, schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, and executive reporting. Familiarity with tools such as Smartsheet (preferred), Microsoft Project, Jira, ServiceNow, or similar project management platforms. Exposure to infrastructure upgrades, technology migrations, cloud initiatives, data center projects, network implementations, or IT modernization programs is highly desirable.