Technical Project Manager

Job Description: Technical Project Manager

Location: Warren, NJ

Job Title: Technical Project Manager

Employment Type: Contract / Full-time (as applicable)

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Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and manage complex technology projects from initiation through delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent project management skills, and experience coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of technical projects.
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, software development, infrastructure, QA, security, and business teams.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and change requests.
• Facilitate project status meetings and communicate progress, issues, and risks to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, status reports, and executive dashboards.
• Coordinate Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog reviews, and retrospectives where applicable.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment between technical teams and business objectives.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation plans to minimize delays and delivery issues.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, technical requirements, and business expectations.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party dependencies when required.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes and methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of overall IT experience, including 3+ years in technical project management or a similar leadership role.
• Proven experience managing complex IT projects involving software development, infrastructure, cloud, application modernization, or enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or Azure DevOps.
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or other relevant project management certification.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of APIs, system integrations, databases, and enterprise application architectures.
• Experience with budget management, resource planning, vendor management, and executive reporting.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, release management, and risk management frameworks.

Key Skills

• Technical Project Management
• Project Planning and Delivery
• Agile / Scrum / Waterfall
• SDLC
• Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management
• Stakeholder and Vendor Management
• Jira / Confluence / MS Project
• Budget and Resource Management
• Executive Communication and Reporting
• Cross-functional Team Leadership

Work Location

Warren, New Jersey (NJ). On-site, hybrid,

Success Criteria

• Delivery of projects within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Effective management of risks, dependencies, and project changes.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction and transparent communication.
• Achievement of technical deliverables and business objectives.