Technical Program Integration Lead

We're looking for an experienced Technical Program Integration Lead to help drive a large-scale cloud migration and data modernization program. This role partners closely with program leadership to assess delivery health, manage risks and dependencies, and keep critical milestones on track from planning through production cutover and stabilization.
Responsibilities

• Assess program architecture, delivery structure, dependencies, and critical path items to help shape an executable plan
• Validate status reporting, milestones, and completion assumptions to determine the true state of delivery
• Track and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies across teams, vendors, and platforms
• Partner with program leadership to provide a unified view of technical readiness, delivery confidence, and milestone feasibility
• Translate technical complexity into clear business impacts, decisions, and escalation paths
• Help establish and run governance forums, steering meetings, and executive reporting routines
• Support migration wave planning, production cutovers, rollback planning, business readiness, and post-cutover stabilization
• Challenge plans, estimates, and mitigation approaches to uncover overlooked risks and strengthen delivery outcomes
• Lead or support schedule recovery efforts when timelines begin to slip
• Provide visibility into program-level KPIs, delivery metrics, and resource or budget considerations

Skills

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, platform delivery, software engineering, architecture, or technical program leadership
• 3+ years of experience leading technical work on large-scale transformation, migration, or modernization programs
• Hands-on experience guiding at least one enterprise-scale cloud migration or data modernization effort through production and stabilization
• Strong understanding of cloud data platforms, orchestration, data pipelines, validation, and lineage
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional delivery efforts involving multiple engineering teams, vendors, and stakeholders
• Experience working with offshore delivery teams and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to identify technical dependencies and evaluate their impact on delivery
• Experience setting up governance structures, decision forums, and executive-level reporting
• Track record of managing critical paths, milestones, RAID items, and recovery plans
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical issues in practical, business-focused terms
• Ability to influence outcomes without direct authority across a complex environment

Preferred Skills

• Experience with large-scale data modernization or cloud migration initiatives
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure or similar enterprise cloud platforms
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or comparable technologies
• Background in data quality, validation, lineage, or migration readiness activities
• Experience in multi-vendor delivery environments
• Healthcare, payer, or other regulated-industry experience
• Experience supporting program recovery, delivery stabilization, or turnaround efforts
• Familiarity with data governance and chief data office operating models
• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering or modern delivery productivity tools

Horizontal is committed to building an inclusive environment where different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are valued. We encourage candidates from all communities to apply and are dedicated to equitable hiring practices that support belonging, respect, and opportunity for everyone.
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