Technical Project Manager

Kumaran; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kumaran Systems in Chennai seeks a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to lead end-to-end delivery of complex software projects, bridging business, architecture, and engineering teams. The role blends technical understanding, PM disciplines, and stakeholder communication.

You will drive agile ceremonies, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage scope and risks, and ensure alignment across requirements, architecture, development, testing, and deployment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT/software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in technical project/program management or technical delivery management.
• Experience managing enterprise application development projects involving multiple technical teams.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum teams.
• Experience end-to-end SDLC from requirements through production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technically complex software projects.
• Translate business requirements into actionable features, user stories, specifications, and delivery plans.
• Manage scope, schedule, dependencies, risks, issues, and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate architects, technical leads, developers, QA, DevOps, business analysts, and other stakeholders.
• Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Establish and maintain project plans, milestones, release plans, and delivery status.
• Ensure requirements, architecture, development, testing, and deployment remain aligned.
• Coordinate technical design and architecture reviews with the Technical Lead.
• Drive requirements traceability and documentation throughout the SDLC.
• Support adoption of Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and Git-based development practices.
• Track technical risks, dependencies, assumptions, and architectural decisions.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, production readiness, releases, and post-release activities.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to engineering, security, quality, and delivery standards.
• Facilitate resolution of cross-team technical and delivery issues.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

React.js

TypeScript

SQL

Microservices

Cloud

CI/CD

Spec-Driven Development

Tools

Git/GitHub

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Job description

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

Why Kumaran?

We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don’t just solve problems, we engineer future-ready transformations.

Job Description

A Technical Project Manager (TPM) leads the end-to-end delivery of complex software projects, acting as the bridge between business, architecture, and engineering teams. The role combines strong technical understanding , project management , and stakeholder communication .

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technically complex software projects.
• Translate business requirements into actionable features, user stories, specifications, and delivery plans.
• Manage scope, schedule, dependencies, risks, issues, and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate architects, technical leads, developers, QA, DevOps, business analysts, and other stakeholders.
• Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Establish and maintain project plans, milestones, release plans, and delivery status.
• Ensure requirements, architecture, development, testing, and deployment remain aligned.
• Coordinate technical design and architecture reviews with the Technical Lead.
• Drive requirements traceability and documentation throughout the SDLC.
• Support adoption of Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and Git-based development practices.
• Track technical risks, dependencies, assumptions, and architectural decisions.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, production readiness, releases, and post-release activities.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to engineering, security, quality, and delivery standards.
• Facilitate resolution of cross-team technical and delivery issues.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, React.js, TypeScript, SQL, and microservices .
• Good understanding of software architecture and distributed systems.
• Understanding of API-first and event-driven architectures.
• Understanding of cloud, containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and CI/CD.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and SDLC processes.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and modern development practices.
• Knowledge of Spec-Driven Development / GitHub Spec Kit is an advantage.
• Understanding of application security, authentication, authorization, and DevOps practices.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to review architecture and technical designs and communicate technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience

• 10+ years of overall IT/software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in technical project/program management or technical delivery management.
• Experience managing enterprise application development projects involving multiple technical teams.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum teams.
• Experience managing distributed or cross-functional development teams.
• Experience with end-to-end SDLC from requirements through production deployment.
• Experience working with enterprise clients and senior stakeholders.
• Experience in architecture-led or modernization projects is preferred.

Kumaran Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.