Technical Project Manager

Key Required Skills

• Strong experience in managing software lifecycles, driving process improvements, and aligning technical solutions with business objectives.

Position Description

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects, including software development, cloud migration, and infrastructure modernization.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams to define technical requirements, solution designs, and implementation plans.
• Translate business objectives into actionable technical tasks and milestones.
• Oversee code reviews, system architecture discussions, and technical risk assessments.
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and budgets using advanced project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project).
• Identify and resolve technical bottlenecks, dependencies, and integration challenges.
• Ensure projects adhere to best practices in software engineering, security, and compliance.
• Drive adoption of modern development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and DevOps practices.
• Communicate technical progress, risks, and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation and facilitate knowledge transfer across teams.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing highly technical projects in software development, cloud infrastructure, or IT systems.
• Proficiency in project management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project) and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.

Required Skills

• Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
• Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week
• Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree
• Project Management certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster).
• Experience with Snowflake is preferred.
• Experience with big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Databricks) and data warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift).
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (FedRAMP, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Background in machine learning, AI, or advanced analytics.
• Experience managing distributed, remote, or cross-functional technical teams.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog).
• Vendor management and contract negotiation experience

Selected Candidate Must Have

• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), system architecture, and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C#, JavaScript) and frameworks.
• Hands-on Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, and API integration.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and automated testing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and short & long-term disability insurance + health savings account
• Matching 401k retirement plan + IRA's and Roth IRA's
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Employee recruitment/referral bonus
• Paid community service hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts