Technical Project Manager

About the role

As a Technical Project Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software engineering and technology initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who began their career in software engineering or architecture and has evolved into technical project and delivery leadership. You will combine strong technical knowledge with disciplined project management skills and collaborate with software engineers, architects, AI engineers, data engineers, product teams, and executive stakeholders. Experience delivering enterprise software, cloud‑based solutions, data platforms, and AI‑powered products is highly desirable. The position requires daily collaboration with distributed teams across the United States and India. Alliant is a premier consulting and technology firm focused on helping businesses transform and thrive.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technology projects from initiation through delivery by translating business objectives into executable plans while managing scope, schedules, resources, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communication.
• Lead Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog management, reviews, retrospectives, and work prioritization with engineering and product teams.
• Monitor delivery progress, team capacity, dependencies, and release schedules.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding architecture and planning discussions, reviewing solution designs, and facilitating decisions involving cloud, data, AI, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Create and maintain project roadmaps, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Manage technical, operational, security, resource, and delivery risks through proactive mitigation planning, escalation management, and tracking of assumptions, dependencies, and blockers.
• Lead AI and data‑focused initiatives involving Generative AI, AI agents, machine learning, enterprise data platforms, and cloud‑native applications while ensuring performance, quality, security, and scalability requirements are met.

Technical Qualifications

• Required experience with tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Loop, Lucidchart, Figma, Microsoft Office Suite, and Git/source‑control platforms.
• Preferred experience delivering Generative AI and AI‑powered products.
• Preferred experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Semantic Kernel, Microsoft Fabric, AKS, and Azure cloud services.
• Preferred experience with enterprise‑scale data platforms, including search technologies, graph databases, and analytics solutions.
• Preferred experience integrating enterprise platforms such as Salesforce.
• Preferred experience delivering enterprise software products in fast‑paced technology environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Significant experience in software engineering and software architecture prior to moving into project or program management.
• Proven track record leading complex software development and technology initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience with project planning, estimation, scheduling, risk management, and dependency tracking.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong written, verbal, and executive‑level communication skills.
• Experience working with distributed engineering teams.
• High sense of urgency with the ability to meet deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
• Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment.
• Ability to work onsite in Houston, TX, five days per week.

Benefits

• 100% employer‑paid medical and dental premiums for single coverage (certain options).
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Company‑provided life insurance and disability coverage.
• Onsite gym and group exercise classes.
• Paid covered parking.
• Additional comprehensive compensation and benefits package.