Senior Technical Project ManagerLocation: Woodlawn, MD (100% Onsite - 5 Days/Week)
Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
Employment Type: Contract
Overview We are seeking a
Senior Technical Project Manager with a strong software engineering background to lead complex software development, cloud modernization, and infrastructure transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate began their career as a Software or Systems Engineer, progressed into technical leadership, and now manages highly technical engineering teams and enterprise technology projects.
Responsibilities - Lead end-to-end delivery of software development, cloud migration, and infrastructure modernization projects.
- Partner with architects, developers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to define technical solutions and project roadmaps.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and resources.
- Drive Agile delivery using Scrum, Kanban, or similar methodologies.
- Ensure projects follow SDLC best practices, security standards, and compliance requirements.
- Communicate project status, technical risks, and executive updates to technical and business leadership.
Required Qualifications - 10+ years of experience managing highly technical software development or infrastructure projects.
- 12-20 years of overall IT experience preferred.
- Career progression from Software Engineer or Systems Engineer into Technical Lead and Technical Project/Program Manager.
- Proven experience leading cloud modernization or enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, system architecture, Agile methodologies, and DevOps.
- Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, and/or Microsoft Project.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams, including architects and developers.
- Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 5+ years, or 13+ years of equivalent experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.
- Ability to work onsite in Woodlawn, MD, five days per week.
Preferred Qualifications - PMP, PMI-ACP, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
- Experience supporting federal government or government contracting environments.
- Hands-on knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Hadoop, or Redshift.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Git, and modern DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks such as NIST, FedRAMP, HIPAA, or GDPR.
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