IT Project Manager

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, Dev Ops, 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.

• Strong programming and engineering knowledge in Java OR Python (must be able to understand code-level discussions and technical architecture).
• Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), system design and application architecture, microservices and distributed systems, REST APIs/web services, database concepts (SQL/No
  
  SQL), CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Experience working with Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) and managing sprint-based delivery.
• Cloud exposure: AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform.

• 8+ years of overall IT experience.
• 3+ years in a Technical Project Manager / Delivery Manager / Technical Program Manager role.

• PMP / CSM / SAFe certification (Nice to Have)