Engineering PM/ Technical Program Manager

Univedge Consulting LLC; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Univedge Consulting LLC is leading a large-scale modernization program to migrate IBM DataStage to Microsoft Fabric within the Azure Data Platform ecosystem. The role requires coordinating architecture, engineering, data migration, testing, deployment, and stakeholder communications to drive delivery outcomes.

The Technical Program Manager will own program planning, governance, risk management, and cross-team dependency tracking, while ensuring customer satisfaction and on-time, quality delivery

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise data platform modernization projects.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and communicate with executives.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Data Platform components and data integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program execution for DataStage-to-Fabric modernization.
• Drive planning across assessment, architecture, migration, engineering, testing/UAT, deployment.
• Coordinate with Fabric Architects and engineering leads on migration scope and decisions.
• Manage milestones, RAID, dependencies, deliverables, and critical path.
• Establish governance, status reporting, metrics, and leadership reviews.
• Coordinate across data engineering, architecture, DevOps, QA, business, and customer teams.
• Drive environment, access, infrastructure, and deployment readiness.
• Identify blockers and cross-team dependencies, drive to closure.
• Track migration progress and ensure delivery quality against scope/timelines.
• Provide executive and customer communication on progress, risks, decisions, actions.
• Drive release planning, cutover readiness, operational handover, and post-production stabilization.

Skills

Data Platform Modernization

Stakeholder Management

Agile Delivery

Azure Data Platform

Microsoft Fabric

IBM DataStage

Data Migration

Azure DevOps

Risk & Dependency Management

Tools

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

OneLake

Lakehouse

Job description

Technical Program Management, Microsoft Fabric, IBM DataStage, Azure Data Platform, OneLake, Data Factory, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Power BI, Azure DevOps, Agile Delivery, Data Migration, Stakeholder Management, Risk & Dependency Management

Role Summary

Lead the end-to-end execution of a large-scale IBM DataStage to Microsoft Fabric modernization program, coordinating architecture, engineering, migration, testing, deployment, and business stakeholders. Own program planning, execution governance, dependencies, risks, customer communication, and delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program execution for DataStage-to-Microsoft Fabric modernization.
• Drive planning across assessment, architecture, migration, engineering, testing/UAT, deployment, and production readiness.
• Partner with Fabric Architects and engineering leads on migration scope, DataStage job dependencies, solution design, and technical decisions.
• Manage program milestones, RAID, dependencies, deliverables, and critical path.
• Establish execution governance, status reporting, metrics, and leadership/customer reviews.
• Coordinate across data engineering, architecture, DevOps, QA, business, and customer teams.
• Drive environment, access, infrastructure, and deployment readiness.
• Ensure technical blockers and cross-team dependencies are identified early, assigned clear owners, and driven to closure.
• Track migration progress and ensure delivery quality against agreed scope and timelines.
• Provide clear executive and customer communication on progress, risks, decisions, and required actions.
• Drive release planning, cutover readiness, operational handover, and post-production stabilization.

Preferred

• Strong experience managing enterprise data platform modernization/migration programs.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Platform.
• Exposure to IBM DataStage migration/modernization programs.
• Experience managing complex programs involving multiple engineering workstreams and dependencies.
• Strong customer-facing, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to challenge technical teams, understand architecture discussions, and translate technical issues into clear program actions.
• Microsoft Fabric/Azure certifications are a plus.