Senior Technical Project Manager

Zohorecruit; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a highly technical Senior Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery for retail clients. The role requires hands-on engineering involvement in code, architecture, and infrastructure decisions, not just status reporting.

You will evaluate cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, design deployment strategies, and embed DevSecOps practices into the SDLC while translating requirements into detailed technical designs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT/engineering experience with hands-on Python and/or .NET.
• Strong cloud knowledge across AWS, Azure, and GCP including compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
• Hands-on experience designing and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Retail domain experience in e-commerce, POS, order management, or supply chain is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical delivery of projects end-to-end for retail client engagements.
• Get hands-on with Python and .NET codebases: review code quality and ensure engineering best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot deployment strategies and pipelines (CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, IaC).
• Embed DevSecOps practices into SDLC with security checks in pipelines.
• Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, integration specs, and technical logs.
• Coordinate lightweight project logistics to keep technical delivery unblocked.

Skills

Python

.NET

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

DevSecOps

Agile/Scrum

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / related field

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Datadog

New Relic

CloudWatch

Grafana

Job description

We are seeking a technically strong Senior TechnicalProject Manager to drive delivery of complex, technology-heavy projects forour retail-focused client portfolio. This role is weighted toward technicalownership and hands-on execution — the ideal candidate is someone who candig into code, architecture, and infrastructure decisions directly, not justtrack status. Deep working knowledge of Python, .NET, and cloud platforms(AWS/Azure/GCP) is essential, along with practical experience implementingmodern deployment strategies (CI/CD, blue-green, canary releases) and a solidunderstanding of retail industry systems such as omnichannel commerce, POS,supply chain, and customer engagement platforms.

The Senior Technical Project Manager will be hands-on inreviewing architecture and code-level decisions, troubleshooting technicalblockers, validating deployment pipelines, and ensuring solutions aretechnically sound — using project management skills as a means to keeptechnical delivery on track, rather than as the core focus of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownthe technical delivery of projects end-to-end — from solution designreview through deployment — for retail client engagements.
  
• Gethands-on with Python and .NET codebases where needed: reviewingcode quality, debugging issues, validating designs, and ensuring adherenceto engineering best practices.
  
• Evaluateand make recommendations on cloud architecture across AWS, Azure,and/or GCP — compute, storage, networking, managed services, and costoptimization.
  
• Design,implement, and troubleshoot deployment strategies and pipelines —CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), containerization(Docker/Kubernetes), blue-green/canary releases, andinfrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM).
  
• Performtechnical risk assessments and gap analyses on architecture, integrations,and non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, security).
  
• Translatebusiness and functional requirements into detailed technicalspecifications and solution designs.
  
• Set upand maintain project-level technical tracking (sprint boards, technicalbacklogs) using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools, with a focus ontechnical accuracy over administrative reporting.
  
• Serveas the technical point of contact for client engineering counterparts,resolving technical queries and unblocking implementation issues directly.
  
• Evaluateand recommend appropriate cloud service offerings (IaaS, PaaS,SaaS) based on technical fit, scalability, and cost — includingproof-of-concept work where needed.
  
• EmbedDevSecOps practices into the SDLC — security scanning, compliance checks,and governance gates within CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Applyretail domain knowledge to solution design for e-commerce platforms, POSintegration, inventory/order management, supply chain systems, andcustomer data platforms.
  
• Contributetechnical estimations, architecture diagrams, and solution approaches forproposals and pre-sales efforts.
  
• Evaluateand pilot AI/automation tooling (agentic coding tools, LLM Ops, AIguardrails) to improve engineering efficiency and delivery quality.
  
• Produceand maintain technical documentation — architecture diagrams, deploymentrunbooks, integration specs, and technical decision logs.
  
• Coordinatelightweight project logistics (timelines, dependencies, status updates)only to the extent needed to keep technical delivery unblocked — this isnot a resourcing/staff-management role.
  

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 12+years of overall IT/engineering experience, with substantial hands-on timewriting, reviewing, or architecting Python and/or .NET applications.
  
• Strong,current working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) —including compute (EC2/App Services/Compute Engine), storage, networking,serverless (Lambda/Azure Functions), and managed database services —gained through direct implementation, not just oversight.
  
• Hands-onexperience designing and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines and deploymentstrategies: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI;containerization (Docker, Kubernetes); blue-green/canary releases;infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).
  
• Priortechnical delivery experience within the retail domain —e-commerce, POS, order management, supply chain, merchandising, orcustomer loyalty platforms strongly preferred.
  
• Experienceintegrating and evaluating different cloud service offerings (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) for fit, scalability, and cost.
  
• Workingknowledge of monitoring/observability tools (Datadog, New Relic,CloudWatch, Grafana) and hands-on incident/troubleshooting experience.
  
• Practicalexposure to AI/ML-driven tooling or automation frameworks in SDLCprocesses (e.g., agentic coding tools, LLM Ops, AI guardrails) is a strongplus.
  
• Familiaritywith Agile/Scrum delivery is expected,
  

Skills

• Strong,practical command of Python and/or .NET: able to read, review, and reason about code, APIs, microservices, and integration patterns directlyrather than through a manager's summary.
  
• Solidgrasp of cloud architecture across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models,with the ability to independently evaluate trade-offs and design options.
  
• Deepunderstanding of software deployment and release management — rollbackstrategies, zero-downtime deployments, and pipeline debugging.
  
• Stronganalytical and troubleshooting skills — comfortable digging into logs,configs, and system behavior to diagnose root causes.
  
• Abilityto produce clear technical documentation (architecture diagrams, runbooks,technical specs) independently.
  
• Workingknowledge of security and compliance considerations relevant toretail/e-commerce (PCI-DSS, data privacy).
  
• Cleartechnical communication skills for engaging with engineering teams andclient technical counterparts — this role is not focused on executivestakeholder management or team leadership.
  

Education

• Bachelor'sdegree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or arelated field.
  
• Relevantcertifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe Agilist, AWS/Azure/GCPcertifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are highlydesirable.
  

Preferred Attributes

• Priorconsulting or IT services experience serving retail/fashion clients.
  
• Experiencewith tooling strategy and SDLC process tracking.
  
• Comfortablebeing the most technically hands-on person in the room — prototyping,debugging, or reviewing designs directly rather than delegating.
  
• Aproactive, self-directed mindset with the ability to operate independentlyon technical problems in fast-paced, client-facing environments.