Technical Project Manager

Job Summary

We are looking for a technical project manager with 6-10 years of experience for remote opportunity in Koantek. Candidate should have good experience in cloud migration , data migration. If you have hands-on experience driving enterprise data modernisation and cloud transformational journeys, we want to hear from you.

As a Technical Project Manager you should possess:

• Strong leadership and communication skills, be well-versed in project management methodologies, and have a solid understanding of technical concepts relevant to the projects you manage.
• Adaptability, problem-solving abilities, and the capability to work under pressure are also crucial for success in this role.
• Must have hands-on technical experience in executing technology solutions and be responsible for managing cloud data engagements end-to-end, and ensure the proposed plans are built, adheres to the timeline, budget and scope.
• Your duties include planning projects in detail, setting schedules for all stakeholders and executing each step of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables. Create a detailed project plan that includes tasks, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Manage projects with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, timeline, resources, effort, assumptions, cost and other key project metrics.
• Define and delegate tasks to the project teams of data engineers, data scientists, etc by defining a proper pyramid structure with clear understanding of team roles and responsibilities.
• Monitor project progress, identify deviations, and proactively address issues. Implement effective project tracking and reporting mechanisms to provide timely updates to stakeholders.
• Assemble and lead a cross-functional team of technical professionals. Assign tasks, provide guidance, and facilitate effective communication among team members.
• Lead and manage the project team in executing project tasks and activities.
• Collaborate with technical teams to design and implement cloud architectures that meet project requirements.
• Establish governance structure to ensure proper stakeholder management (external and internal), status reporting, identify risks, mitigation plan and ensure timely completion of accepted work assignment from client.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, requirements, specifications, and other relevant information.
• Promote knowledge sharing within the team and across the organization.
• Establish quality assurance processes and conduct regular reviews and audits.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud computing.

Qualifications:

• Graduate or Postgraduate in any relevant field of study related to Computer Science and Information Technology.
• Minimum 6-10 years of IT experience in managing delivery and interfacing with key project stakeholders.
• At least 2 years of experience managing cloud data engagements like data migration, data lake/data warehouse build, data engineering, data science projects.
• Hands-on experience in modern cloud data stack (e.g., Databricks, Spark, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Hands-on knowledge of implementation of PM tools and techniques (like Jira, Trello, Zoho projects, Redmine)
• Experience in managing and building Agile engineering project best practices.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management.