Data Center Technical Program Manager

altentechnologyusa; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a seasoned Technical Program Manager to lead data center initiatives across multiple engineering teams. You will partner with engineering leaders to drive execution, coordinate milestones, and communicate progress to senior leadership in a fast-paced, structured manner.

The role is remote within the United States, requiring availability to align with West Coast customer hours, and offers a salary range from $160,000 to $350,000 depending on location and experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Technical Program Management or Engineering Program Leadership.
• Familiar with Software (SW) and Data Center Hardware (DC HW) technologies.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-team coordination skills.
• Proficiency in project planning tools and tracking progress against complex timelines.
• Working knowledge of software development processes, Agile / SCRUM methodologies, and release cycles.
• Familiarity with data center operations, compute, networking, and storage infrastructure at scale.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while providing structure and driving program execution.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with Engineering leaders to track and drive execution of critical initiatives across multiple engineering teams and TPMs.
• Coordinate action items and program milestones from leadership meetings, ensuring accountability and timely delivery.
• Support teams in collecting and validating progress reports, metrics, and updates ahead of senior reviews to enable high-quality, streamlined discussions.
• Create and maintain program timelines, execution status to communicate progress and dependencies.
• Facilitate collaboration across hardware, software, and infrastructure teams to align on goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Drive clarity and execution in ambiguous and complex environments by bringing structure, prioritization, and strong follow-through.

Skills

Technical Program Mgmt

Engineering Leadership

Software & DC hardware

Stakeholder management

Cross-team coordination

Agile / SCRUM

Data center ops

Project planning tools

Communication skills

Job description

We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life-from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries-we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As a TPM (Data Center) you will be responsible for:

• Partner directly with Engineering leaders to track and drive execution of critical initiatives across multiple engineering teams and TPMs
• Coordinate action items and program milestones from leadership meetings, ensuring accountability and timely delivery.
• Support teams in collecting and validating progress reports, metrics, and updates ahead of senior reviews to enable high-quality, streamlined discussions.
• Create and maintain program timelines, execution status to communicate progress and dependencies.
• Facilitate collaboration across hardware, software, and infrastructure teams to align on goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Drive clarity and execution in ambiguous and complex environments by bringing structure, prioritization, and strong follow-through.

Qualifications:

• Strong background (10+ years) in Technical Program Management or Engineering Program Leadership.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Software (SW) and Data Center Hardware (DC HW) technologies.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-team coordination skills.
• Proficiency in project planning tools and tracking progress against complex timelines.
• Working knowledge of software development processes, Agile / SCRUM methodologies, and release cycles.
• Familiarity with data center operations, compute, networking, and storage infrastructure at scale.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while providing structure and driving program execution.

Salary Range: $160K-$350K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

Note: This position is remote. However, the prospective candidate must be open to working during the customer's west coast (PST) hours.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.