Technical Program Manager

Job Title: Technical Program Manager
Location: REMOTE
Hire Type: Full time

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience managing enterprise platform/application modernization programs.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture and migration, preferably AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD architecture, deployment automation, release orchestration, and software delivery practices.
• Hands-on understanding of modern engineering technologies such as Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and artifact repositories.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, secure SDLC, automated security scanning, vulnerability remediation, and security/compliance gates.
• Understanding of microservices, APIs, container platforms, infrastructure as code, observability, SRE, and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience coordinating complex migrations involving applications, infrastructure, databases, integrations, environments, and production cutovers.

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale platform modernization programs, including legacy modernization, application re-platforming, infrastructure transformation, and technology-stack upgrades.
• Define program strategy, roadmap, milestones, dependencies, governance, and execution plans across multiple engineering teams and portfolios.
• Drive cloud migration and cloud-native transformation, including rehosting, re-platforming, refactoring, containerization, and modernization initiatives.
• Lead enterprise CI/CD transformation, standardizing build, test, release, and deployment processes across applications and engineering teams.
• Drive adoption of DevSecOps practices, integrating security controls, vulnerability management, compliance, and automated quality gates into the software delivery lifecycle.
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, SRE, QA, and Release Management teams to manage cross-functional dependencies.
• Establish program-level governance covering scope, schedule, risks, issues, dependencies, financials, resources, and delivery metrics.
• Identify technical and delivery risks early and drive remediation, escalation, and executive-level decision-making.
• Improve release automation, deployment reliability, engineering productivity, platform resilience, and operational readiness.
• Manage technology vendors and strategic partners supporting modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Provide concise executive reporting on program health, milestones, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes.
• Champion Agile and product-oriented delivery practices across complex, multi-team transformation programs.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Proven ability to manage large, multi-year, cross-functional transformation programs.
• Strong executive stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Expertise in program governance, dependency management, RAID management, financial tracking, and delivery metrics.
• Ability to translate complex technical challenges into clear business impact, options, risks, and decisions.
• Strong leadership across distributed engineering teams, vendors, architects, and business stake holders.
• Experience managing programs within Agile/Scrum/SAFe environments.