Technical Project Manager
Phoenix, AZ
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Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end delivery of IT/software development projects across Agile and/or Waterfall environments.
- Drive project planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery while ensuring scope, quality, and timeline adherence.
- Work closely with engineering teams to understand technical challenges and support resolution of blockers.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including developers, architects, QA, DevOps, security, and product owners.
- Lead Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, backlog grooming, and stakeholder demos.
- Develop and maintain project artifacts such as project plans, sprint plans, RAID logs, status reports, and release schedules.
- Ensure effective communication across business and technical stakeholders, including leadership updates.
- Oversee production deployments, release management, and post-deployment validation.
- Manage risks, dependencies, and resource capacity planning across multiple project initiatives.
- 8+ years of overall IT experience with 3+ years in a Technical Project Manager / Delivery Manager / Technical Program Manager role.
- Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- System design and application architecture
- Microservices and distributed systems
- REST APIs / Web Services
- Database concepts (SQL / NoSQL)
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Cloud exposure: AWS / Azure / GCP
- Experience working with Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) and managing sprint-based delivery.
- PMP / CSM / SAFe certification
- Experience with enterprise integrations and modernization projects
- Exposure to security and compliance standards
- Banking / Financial Services / Payments domain experience
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