Technical Program Manager (Infrastructure)

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a Technical Program Manager with a major corporation in New York City.  4 days per week onsite.

Duration: 12 month(s)

MUST HAVES:
Self-starter - must be able to begin to add value to teams with little training/support
Organized - must ensure meetings are setup correctly and understand/report on the status of deliverables
Technical Acumen - must be comfortable understanding and writing technical meeting notes on behalf of engineers
Proactive - work out how best to assist the teams and their engineering managers, and have a bias for action
Socially savvy - must be able to read the room over zoom, and adjust based on the personalities within the team
Description:
This is a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) position within the DEET Production Platforms - Shared Services organization. The Senior Technical Program Manager will focus on the planning and execution of programs related to the internal developer platform - tools and services for scale offered to internal engineers across DEET. Our TPMs partner with engineering managers and play a critical role in structuring and executing impactful cross-org initiatives. TPMs have a high degree of technical literacy and a desire to learn more, both within their teams' product space and across the wider department. Ideal candidates must be highly proactive, detail-oriented, possess the ability to work through unknowns, identify paths to success to ensure delivery, and be able to autonomously work on multiple, critical assignments that span the department.
Responsibilities:
Effectively define and represent projects goals and plan; develop fundamental technical understanding of the project deliverables
Enhance team throughput by removing roadblocks and leveraging organizational connections while helping to drive teams towards commitments
Track progress against deliverables and work closely with the team to ensure on-time delivery
Share concise and effective status information across multiple reporting formats to keep stakeholders informed and proactively communicate risks, forecasts, and dependencies.
Facilitate technical and stakeholder meetings; follow the discussions in order to summarize and capture outcomes
Foster cross-team coordination and communication
Identify, maintain, and visualize metrics to guide the project lifecycle
Assist with estimation and planning of team resourcing, in conjunction with engineering team manager
Navigate competing and dynamic priorities, balance competing requests with agility
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of Relevant Experience
Demonstrable experience managing technical projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, developing and executing project plans and delivery commitments.
Deep rooted passion and proven track record building motivated and collaborative teams
Detail oriented and excellent communication skills; ability to follow technical discussions and absorb technical documentation
Track record of creating and growing trusting, lasting professional relationships with diverse stakeholders, maturing team's current engagements and advocating for future work.
Experience in leading teams through improvement via process re-engineering
Demonstrated tenacity and comfortable with ambiguity
Tools expertise including Atlassian Suite, Google Suite, and Slack or similar
Experience working with distributed teams and/or distributed organizations
Working understanding of cloud based development and a desire to know more
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in STEM and / or experience as a software engineer
Exposure to modern DevOps and SRE practices around CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Availability, etc.
Prior experience as a software engineer
Required Education:
BS

About Software Resources
Software Resources, founded more than 3 decades ago, is a trusted staffing partner specializing in Technology (IT, Creative, & Marketing), Finance, & Accounting placements. We work with companies nationwide that need skilled professionals and connect them with candidates like you looking for the right opportunity.
We are always looking for professionals at all experience levels and in various specialties to meet our clients hiring needs. As a member of our team, you will have access to benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, short-term disability, life insurance with AD&D.
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