Public Cloud Technical Project Manager

Our client is seeking a skilled Public Cloud Technical Project Manager to join their team. The role is Contract and is on a 5 days onsite schedule.
W2 hourly rate range is $54.00 - $57.00

Key Responsibilities
* Provides technical, administrative, and operational leadership to assigned AWS/Azure projects.
* Responsible for managing multiple AWS/Azure cloud development, hosting, and implementation tasks (schedule, quality, cost, risk) across the lifecycle of cloud managed services, including managing architects, engineers, and vendors.
* Develops technical AWS/Azure project plans, proposals, reports, and administrative documentation.
* Project-manages programs to improve business processes related to cloud sales, contracts, proposals, integration, pricing, implementation, development, and support.
* Ensures smooth project closure, validating success criteria, deliverables, and stakeholder acceptance.
* Leads AWS/Azure cloud process improvement initiatives, such as customer onboarding, change management, configuration management, and self-service solutions.
* Public cloud infrastructure delivery (compute, network, storage, IAM, database) is coordinated end-to-end, ensuring correct technical implementation, IaC execution (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD alignment, and compliance with scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
* Drives and documents process improvements across Cloud Operations engagements.
* Supports Cloud Operations initiatives related to procurement and enterprise cloud platform growth.
* Drives security and cloud architecture initiatives, including release management and forward-looking process development.
* Leads customer meetings and serves as the primary client liaison for AWS/Azure cloud projects, facilitating both internal and external discussions.
* Ensures alignment across global support, customer success, and account teams through clear action plans.
* Acts as the single point of contact for critical issues, managing executive escalations and coordinating resolution across teams.
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Required Qualifications
* Bachelors/Master's Degree in a related business or technical discipline
* AWS Certified Solutions Architect (experience with Azure/Google Cloud Platform is a plus)
* 8-10+ years of experience in Technical or IT Project Management
* Proven experience delivering AWS or cloud infrastructure projects
* Strong understanding of AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, etc.)
* Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation
* Experience in Agile or hybrid delivery environments
* Strong ability to manage project schedules, dependencies, and risks
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in DevOps or cloud platform environments
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
* Kubernetes or container infrastructure experience
* Experience in large-scale enterprise or multi-team delivery
* Exposure to GenAI / ML infrastructure projects

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.