Senior Technical Program Manager
- Sophos
- Remote India
Job Description
Role Summary
In this role, you will help in co-ordinating product releases working closely with other Senior program Managers in the team by supporting back end activities in getting the required follow-ups, meeting the release readiness compliance checks, ensuring alignment with business and technical goals. You will work closely with engineering, product, and executive teams to deliver high-impact projects while managing timelines, risks and dependencies.
The ideal candidate has a strong technical and SW development background, excellent project management skills (preferably in SAFe agile & PI planning & execution), and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive projects from initiation to completion. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working on technical projects, we encourage you to apply.
What you will do
Help in defining and documenting project scope, objectives and success criteria.
Report project risks and outcomes to appropriate management channels and escalate issues according to project work plan
Manage and prioritise product releases, ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery.
Coordinate with development teams to ensure smooth software deployment and integration.
Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
Track and report project progress, milestones and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Communicate project updates and potential blockers to leadership and stakeholders.
Ensure technical teams follow best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines.
Utilise Agile, Scrum, SAFe or Kanban methodologies for efficient project execution.
Work closely with quality assurance (QA) teams to guarantee high-quality project deliverables.
Track and optimise project timelines, and resource utilisation.
What you will bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
- Overall, 8-10 years of experience in Software Development industry with product development/ releases background
- 3+ years of experience in technical project management, software development or technical leadership.
- Three or more years of experience in project coordination, Scrum Master or project lead role
- Awareness of end to end product release cycle is a must for this role.
- Expertise in software development, cloud platforms, DevOps and IT infrastructure.
- Experience in Scrum Master role is added advantage
- Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC), databases, system architecture and cybersecurity.
- Knowledge of cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Familiarity with Sonar Qube, Blackduck tools is preferable
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, microservices and API integration.
- Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and project management tools (JIRA, Trello, Asana, or Microsoft Project).
- Experience with JIRA plug-ins (Structure) is added advantage
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and stakeholder communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience in coordinating teams and product releases
- Proven success in a corporate setting, working with all levels of management
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
