Technical Project Manager

RiDiK (a Subsidiary of CLPS. Nasdaq: CLPS); Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

RiDiK, a subsidiary of CLPS, seeks a Technical Project Manager in Dubai with 15+ years of experience to lead day-to-day technical delivery planning for UDP builds and coordinate across data, engineering, and governance teams.

You will translate program objectives into sprint/release plans, manage risks, ensure DDA compliance checkpoints, and provide transparent reporting and stakeholder communication. Proficiency in Databricks, Dremio, Snowflake and cloud platforms is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8-12 years total experience, including 5+ years as a technical project/delivery manager on data platform, cloud, or analytics programs.
• Hands-on working knowledge of data lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Dremio, Snowflake) and major cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), plus data integration/ETL tooling.
• Practical experience running Agile delivery (Scrum, SAFe); PMP, PRINCE2, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) preferred.
• Familiarity with UAE government digital compliance frameworks (DDA/Dubai Pulse, data classification tiers) is highly desirable, though can be built up on the job with Engagement Director support.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day technical delivery planning and execution for the UDP build - translating program-level objectives set by the Engagement Director into sprint/release plans, coordinating engineering and architecture teams, tracking technical risk, and ensuring DDA compliance checkpoints are embedded in the delivery cadence.
• Delivery planning & execution - work breakdown structures, sprint/release planning (Agile/Scrum/SAFe), resource scheduling, and dependency management across workstreams.
• Technical coordination - day-to-day liaison with data architects and engineers on lake house design (e.g., Dremio/Databricks), ETL/ELT pipeline build, and integration with upstream/downstream source systems.
• DDA compliance tracking - maintains a working checklist of data classification, security, and interoperability requirements; ensures evidence is captured for each compliance checkpoint and flags gaps to the Engagement Director.
• Risk & issue management - owns and maintains the working-level RAID log; escalates program-impacting risks upward.
• Stakeholder coordination - primary technical point of contact for client IT/data teams, security/compliance counterparts, and any subcontractor/vendor delivery teams.
• Reporting - produces sprint/status reports and steering-committee-ready delivery dashboards.
• Quality control - coordinates testing/UAT cycles, defect triage, and resolution tracking.
• Change management support - coordinates with OCM/training workstreams to align technical release timing with user adoption activities.

Skills

Agile Delivery

Data Lakehouse

Cloud Platforms

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

QA/Testing

DDA Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

8-12 years in delivery management

Tools

Databricks

Dremio

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Job role- Technical Project Manager

Location- Dubai

Experience- 15+ years

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day technical delivery planning and execution for the UDP build - translating program-level objectives set by the Engagement Director into sprint/release plans, coordinating engineering and architecture teams, tracking technical risk, and ensuring DDA compliance checkpoints are embedded in the delivery cadence.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery planning & execution - work breakdown structures, sprint/release planning (Agile/Scrum/SAFe), resource scheduling, and dependency management across workstreams.
• Technical coordination - day-to-day liaison with data architects and engineers on lake house design (e.g., Dremio/Databricks), ETL/ELT pipeline build, and integration with upstream/downstream source systems.
• DDA compliance tracking - maintains a working checklist of data classification, security, and interoperability requirements; ensures evidence is captured for each compliance checkpoint and flags gaps to the Engagement Director.
• Risk & issue management - owns and maintains the working-level RAID log; escalates program-impacting risks upward.
• Stakeholder coordination - primary technical point of contact for client IT/data teams, security/compliance counterparts, and any subcontractor/vendor delivery teams.
• Reporting - produces sprint/status reports and steering-committee-ready delivery dashboards.
• Quality control - coordinates testing/UAT cycles, defect triage, and resolution tracking.
• Change management support - coordinates with OCM/training workstreams to align technical release timing with user adoption activities.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8-12 years total experience, including 5+ years as a technical project/delivery manager on data platform, cloud, or analytics programs.
• Hands-on working knowledge of data lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Dremio, Snowflake) and major cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), plus data integration/ETL tooling.
• Practical experience running Agile delivery (Scrum, SAFe); PMP, PRINCE2, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) preferred.
• Familiarity with UAE government digital compliance frameworks (DDA/Dubai Pulse, data classification tiers) is highly desirable, though can be built up on the job with Engagement Director support.
• Strong cross-functional coordination and stakeholder communication skills; comfortable operating between technical teams and client governance stakeholders.
• English fluency mandatory; Arabic a plus.
• UAE market availability preferred.

Success Metrics

• Sprint/milestone delivery adherence
• Defect and quality metrics within agreed thresholds
• Timely risk identification and escalation
• Compliance checkpoint completion rate
• Client technical stakeholder satisfaction