Telecom Tech Program Manager — Hybrid Delivery Lead

Capgemini Engineering; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Hybrid work

Referral program

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead technical planning, coordination and delivery of complex telecom projects across Design, Integration, Validation and Acceptance phases.

You will collaborate with Managed Services, NPI, Care, R&D and customers, serving as the technical reference throughout the lifecycle while ensuring quality and governance. Hybrid work in Porto is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing telecom software projects, system development or integration initiatives.
• Strong understanding of application integration across complex multi-domain ecosystems.
• Solid knowledge of Unix/Linux OS and databases such as Aerospike, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL.
• Experience with Cloud and virtualization (VNFs, CNFs, VMware, OpenStack).
• Familiarity with core telecom elements such as HSS/HLR, IMS, Diameter protocols.
• Knowledge of Mobile networks (VoLTE/IMS) and payments systems is valued.
• Experience with OSS/BSS platforms.
• PMI certification or project management background is an advantage.
• Experience engaging with customers and managing technical stakeholder expectations.
• Fluent English communication skills, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and driving project execution from initiation to acceptance.
• Planning project activities, defining deliverables, timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Identifying project risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Monitoring project progress and reporting achievements, results, challenges, and next steps to stakeholders.
• Managing customer-facing activities and maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Acting as the main interface between project teams and R&D organizations.
• Reviewing and validating technical documentation, including HLD, LLD, SVS, Test Strategies, ATPs, and MOPs.
• Coordinating testing, validation, acceptance, and integration activities.
• Ensuring technical quality standards, project governance, and delivery commitments are met.

Skills

Telecom project mgmt

Application integration

Unix/Linux

Databases

IP networking

Cloud & Virtualization

Core telecom elements

Mobile networks (VoLTE/IMS)

OSS/BSS

PMI certification

Customer stakeholder mgmt

English fluency

Job description

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead technical planning, coordination and delivery of complex telecom projects across Design, Integration, Validation and Acceptance phases.

You will collaborate with Managed Services, NPI, Care, R&D and customers, serving as the technical reference throughout the lifecycle while ensuring quality and governance. Hybrid work in Porto is offered.