Senior Technical Program Manager: Java & Cloud Delivery

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k)

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Project/Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex custom software initiatives across Java-based and cloud-native applications. You will guide cross-functional teams with business, technology, and client stakeholders to ensure governance, quality, and alignment with outcomes.

You will manage a ~20-person onsite-offshore team, coordinate Agile delivery and SDLC governance, and report to senior leadership on status, risks, and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading technical project or program delivery for medium-to-large custom application development initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in an onsite-offshore delivery model.
• Strong experience with Agile delivery practices, SDLC governance, project planning, risk management, resource management, and budget management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, executive reporting, and governance skills, including experience engaging Senior Manager, Director, and Senior Director-level stakeholders.
• Working understanding of Java, cloud-native technologies, SRE, and DevOps concepts, with the ability to effectively coordinate between business and technical teams.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of medium-to-large custom application development programs, managing scope, schedules, quality, resources, risks, dependencies, and budgets.
• Manage a cross-functional team of approximately 20 resources within an onsite-offshore delivery model, driving accountability and tracking day-to-day deliverables to achieve program objectives.
• Establish and maintain effective Agile delivery and SDLC governance, including program reviews, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, escalation management, and executive reporting.
• Partner with internal and client stakeholders at Senior Manager, Director, and Senior Director levels, facilitating governance meetings and providing clear visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Collaborate across business and technical teams working with Java-based applications, cloud-native technologies, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevOps to maintain alignment and drive successful business outcomes.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Java

DevOps

SRE

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Project/Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex custom software initiatives across Java-based and cloud-native applications. You will guide cross-functional teams with business, technology, and client stakeholders to ensure governance, quality, and alignment with outcomes.

You will manage a ~20-person onsite-offshore team, coordinate Agile delivery and SDLC governance, and report to senior leadership on status, risks, and dependencies.