Technical Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Technical Program Manager (Storage & Archiving, Media & Entertainment)

Core Technical Skills

· Enterprise Storage Platforms: Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp ONTAP, Pure Storage, Dell PowerMax, Qumulo, VAST Data, IBM Spectrum Scale, Quantum StorNext.

· Object & Archive Storage: Dell ECS, Cloudian, Scality, MinIO, AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Glacier, Deep Archive solutions.

· Media Asset Management (MAM): Avid, Dalet, Viz One, CatDV, Iconik, Adobe AEM Assets.

· Data Protection & Cyber Recovery: Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, NetBackup, Veeam, Data Domain.

· Cloud & Hybrid Storage Architectures: AWS, Azure, GCP with archive tiering, data mobility, and storage optimization.

· Storage Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning, DR, Business Continuity, and Cyber Resilience.

· Storage and archive modernization initiatives for large-scale media environments.

Media & Entertainment Domain Expertise

· Broadcast and OTT infrastructure.

· Sports media, live production, and post-production ecosystems.

· Media archive strategy and content lifecycle management.

· Media mobility and content migration programs.

· Content retention, rights management, and preservation requirements.

· Archive retrieval and recall SLA management.

· Understanding of media workflows where archive policies are driven by business and content consumption patterns.

Program Management Skills

· End-to-end ownership of multi-million-dollar infrastructure transformation programs.

· Program governance, executive reporting, and stakeholder management.

· Budget, resource, vendor, and risk management.

· Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.

· Executive communication and board-level presentations.

· Cross-functional leadership across Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Production, and Media Operations teams.

Leadership & Business Skills

· Strategic roadmap development.

· Technology assessment and modernization planning.

· Vendor evaluation and contract governance.

· Cost optimization and storage TCO reduction initiatives.

· Decision-making under complex enterprise environments.

· Strong customer-facing and consulting capabilities.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

· 12 years of experience in Infrastructure, Storage, Cloud, or Data Center technologies.

· 5 years of Program Management experience leading enterprise technology transformations.

· Proven experience in Storage and Archiving programs within Media & Entertainment, Broadcasting, Streaming, or Digital Media organizations.

· Experience managing globally distributed teams and third-party vendors.

Preferred Certifications

· PMP / PgMP

· PRINCE2 Practitioner

· ITIL v4

· TOGAF

· AWS Solutions Architect

· Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect

· NetApp Certified Professional

· Dell Proven Professional

· SNIA Storage Certification

Ideal Candidate Profile

A senior TPM who combines deep storage architecture knowledge, media archive domain expertise, cloud modernization experience, and executive-level program leadership , capable of driving enterprise storage and archive transformation initiatives for broadcasters, studios, sports networks, and streaming platforms.