Technical IT Project Manager

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company | Contract Technical IT Project Manager Washington, United States | Posted on 06/25/2026 Work Arrangement: Hybrid (4days onsite and 1 remote day) Location: Washington, DC20001 Employment Type: Contract Engagement Type: W2 or1099 only; no C2C Position Overview Dhaka Technologies Limited is seeking a highly experienced Technical IT Project Manager to support a large-scale procurement system modernization initiative for one of its clients. The selected candidate will provide technical project management leadership across system architecture updates, data warehousing, cloud solution implementation, system integrations, reporting platforms, security requirements, testing coordination, and partner agency alignment. This role requires strong experience managing complex IT modernization efforts, coordinating technical workstreams, supporting PMO governance, and communicating effectively with executive leadership, technical teams, vendors, and non-technical stakeholders. The Technical IT Project Manager will be responsible for translating technical strategy into actionable project plans, maintaining integrated schedules, tracking risks and dependencies, coordinating cross-team execution, and ensuring all technology components are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with the overall modernization roadmap. Key Responsibilities Lead technical project planning and execution activities for a large IT modernization program. Build, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules using Microsoft Project, Agile timeboxes, or similar planning methods. Develop and maintain project documentation, status reports, executive-ready presentations, project artifacts, RAID logs, decision logs, and meeting materials. Coordinate weekly status reporting, PMO updates, steering committee materials, and technical workstream reporting. Organize and maintain project documentation using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and other collaboration tools. Oversee technical and functional activities related to data warehouse migration, system upgrades, legacy platform retirement, and architecture modernization. Translate technical strategy into actionable plans covering resources, timelines, communications, change management, system integration, go-live preparation, and post-go-live support. Serve as a liaison across PMO leadership, technical teams, partner agencies, vendors, and stakeholder groups. Coordinate and align technical workstreams involving data integration, system interfaces, cloud architecture, reporting platforms, and security requirements. Facilitate cross-team collaboration to resolve dependencies, risks, technical blockers, and implementation challenges. Ensure technology deliverables and artifacts comply with applicable quality standards, security expectations, data governance requirements, testing processes, and architecture review procedures. Track milestones, deliverables, risks, actions, issues, decisions, dependencies, and change requests for the technical workstream. Coordinate resources and balance competing priorities across onsite and virtual teams. Monitor technical progress against PMO schedules, milestones, and modernization objectives. Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, issue triage, and cross-team defect resolution. Participate in PMO meetings, steering committee sessions, technical architecture discussions, and implementation planning meetings. Document meeting outcomes, decisions, action items, and follow-up responsibilities. Support change management, stakeholder communications, and readiness activities as part of the larger modernization program. Provide comprehensive PMO support throughout the full lifecycle of the modernization initiative. Requirements Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent professional experience. 20+ years of professional experience in IT, project management, technical delivery, systems implementation, or related technology leadership roles. PMP or other recognized project management certification. 16+ years of experience managing IT projects or major technical workstreams within large, complex modernization efforts. 16+ years of experience coordinating or managing the work of partner agencies, third-party vendors, external technical teams, or cross-functional delivery groups. 16+ years of experience providing leadership, facilitation, decision-making, and priority management across diverse onsite and virtual teams. 16+ years of experience tracking risks, actions, issues, decisions, dependencies, and maintaining well-organized project documentation. 16+ years of written and verbal communication experience, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical information to executives, program leaders, technical teams, and non-technical users. 10+ years of experience working within Agile/Scrum project management methodologies, including sprint planning, roadmapping, and coordination across multiple technical workstreams. 8+ years of experience with data warehouse environments, data integration concepts, enterprise reporting platforms, or transparency/reporting systems. 8+ years of experience coordinating system architecture updates, API integrations, interface development, or cloud-based solution components. 6+ years of familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, or similar environments. 6+ years of experience with modern system integration patterns. 5+ years of experience with System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing processes, including cross-team issue resolution. 5+ years of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 5+ years of experience using collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. 2+ years of knowledge or experience with data warehousing solutions such as Databricks or similar platforms. Willingness and ability to work a hybrid schedule consisting of 4 days onsite and 1 remote day. Preferred Qualifications 2+ years of knowledge or experience with Oracle Cloud Fusion. Experience supporting procurement, contract management, finance, ERP, cloud migration, or enterprise modernization programs. Experience coordinating data warehouse migration, reporting platform modernization, legacy system retirement, or large-scale integration workstreams. Experience working within a PMO, public-sector environment, or highly governed enterprise technology program. Experience preparing executive dashboards, steering committee updates, governance reports, and technical readiness materials. Experience supporting go-live planning, operational handoff, post-go-live stabilization, and production readiness activities. Strong technical project management discipline. Strong executive communication and stakeholder management. Ability to coordinate complex technical work across multiple agencies, vendors, and teams. Ability to manage ambiguity and convert technical strategy into actionable delivery plans. Strong RAID management, dependency tracking, and project documentation discipline. Strong understanding of cloud modernization, system integration, testing, data governance, and enterprise reporting concepts. Ability to facilitate decisions, resolve blockers, and maintain delivery momentum. Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a high-visibility environment. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a senior technical project manager with extensive experience leading complex IT modernization initiatives involving cloud platforms, data warehousing, system integrations, architecture updates, partner agencies, and executive stakeholders. This individual should be able to operate confidently within a PMO environment, manage multiple technical workstreams, maintain disciplined project controls, communicate clearly with leadership, and ensure technology deliverables remain aligned with program objectives, security requirements, quality expectations, and implementation timelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr