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Technical Project Manager
Ref No.: 25-01139
Location: San Jose, California
Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Location: San Jose, CA
Duration: Contract

Job Description:
Roles & Responsibilities
  • Agile Program Leadership: Drive end-to-end planning and execution of Agile development projects, facilitating sprint ceremonies (planning, reviews, retrospectives).
  • Story Pointing & Backlog Management: Partner with product owners and engineering leads to create, estimate (story pointing), and prioritize backlog items.
  • Scrum & Sprint Management: Act as Scrum Master when needed—ensuring smooth sprint execution, tracking velocity, and removing impediments.
  • Release Engineering Coordination: Oversee release schedules, CI/CD pipeline enhancements, and deployment strategies.
  • Codebase Modernization: Manage code cleanup efforts, enforce coding standards, and coordinate refactoring initiatives.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear, timely updates to executives, engineering teams, and cross-functional partners.
  • Risk & Dependency Management: Identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and resource constraints across multiple teams and time zones.
  • Metrics & Reporting: Define KPIs, track progress, and present status reports to leadership.
Qualifications
  • Experience: 6–10 years in program or project management within software engineering or environments.
  • Agile Expertise: Hands-on experience running Agile development projects, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, story pointing, and velocity tracking.
Technical Skills:
  • Familiarity with software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, and release management practices.
  • Understanding of code repositories (Git/GitHub/GitLab), branching strategies, and migration tools.
  • Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple Scrum teams and facilitate cross-team dependencies.
Soft Skills: Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Background as a software engineer or release engineer.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DevOps toolchains.
  • Scrum Master or Agile certification (CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP) a plus.