Technical Project Manager (8986)

About the role

Our client is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead a large-scale initiative focused on modernizing legacy data interfaces and improving the exchange of critical information between enterprise systems and external partner organizations. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, architects, QA, infrastructure teams, and external partners to ensure projects are delivered on time and in alignment with technical and business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end software development projects within an enterprise environment, ensuring alignment with project objectives, technical strategy, and SDLC standards.
• Partner with business stakeholders, external organizations, architects, developers, QA, network, and infrastructure teams to define and execute technical and functional requirements.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, resource allocations, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies for medium- to large-scale development projects.
• Provide technical project leadership and guidance to software development teams implementing enterprise applications, integrations, and APIs.
• Coordinate cross-system interface design and integration to ensure reliable data flow, system interoperability, and effective information exchange.
• Support solutions involving microservices architecture, enterprise integration patterns, and relational and non-relational data models.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, sprint reviews, backlog refinement, and daily standups.
• Monitor and communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and milestones to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify and proactively address project risks, technical challenges, resource constraints, and delivery issues.
• Ensure project deliverables remain aligned with business objectives, technical requirements, and established development standards.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in IT project management, preferably managing software development projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience working with software development and/or QA automation teams.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Experience using project management tools and software.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Java, .NET, SQL, JSON, and Angular, as well as enterprise application and API development frameworks.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and cross-functional team management experience.
• Ability to lead and motivate technical teams while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to identify, manage, and mitigate risks associated with software development projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in IT project management, with a focus on software development projects.
• 10+ years of experience working within medium- to large-scale enterprise software development environments.
• 3+ years of experience managing full-cycle software development projects in Java-based enterprise environments.
• Experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API design.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with application/interface development and technical analysis.
• 3+ years of experience working with SQL and relational database technologies.
• PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, or other relevant project management certification.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a technical project manager who can bridge the gap between business stakeholders and development teams. They should be comfortable managing complex software development and integration projects while understanding the underlying technologies well enough to effectively communicate with architects, developers, QA teams, and infrastructure professionals.