Technical Authority – Project Engineering Manager

Jobtailor; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New York seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer/Architect to provide technical leadership for enterprise systems initiatives. You will own the technical design, drive cross-functional collaboration, and ensure reliable delivery of complex solutions across organizational boundaries.

The ideal candidate has deep systems engineering and cloud experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a proven track record in Agile environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; minimum 12 years' work experience with technical leadership capabilities.
• Strong systems engineering, cloud, networking, and IT knowledge.
• Ability to form a vision and implement action plans to achieve that vision.
• Proven ability to transfer technology across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical authority and systems engineering leadership for complex enterprise systems implementations.
• Lead the design, development, testing, verification, and support of systems.
• Represent the technical team to project managers, functions, executive leadership, and major suppliers.
• Develop and deliver the overall technical solution for products or systems.
• Act as decision authority between the Chief Digital Architect and IT technology team.
• Identify and communicate technical risks and opportunities.
• Serve as Project Engineering Manager accountable for solution design, technical performance, cost, and schedule.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Cloud Technologies

Technical Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

ITIL

Agile Framework

Job description

• Provide technical authority and systems engineering leadership for complex enterprise systems implementations
• Lead the design, development, testing, verification, and support of systems
• Represent the technical team to project managers, functions, executive leadership, and major suppliers
• Develop and deliver the overall technical solution for products or systems
• Act as decision authority between the Chief Digital Architect and IT technology team
• Identify and communicate technical risks and opportunities
• Serve as Project Engineering Manager accountable for solution design, technical performance, cost, and schedule
• Partner with the Project Manager, Chief Digital Architect team, functional staff, business areas, and suppliers
• Serve as the overall technical point of contact for the project
• Support development of critical skills and resources
• Ensure requirements traceability, robust designs, test plans, and data migration activities
• Facilitate decisions on complex technical and business processes
• Develop and maintain technical performance measures
• Apply processes appropriate to project size and complexity
• Ensure execution of work goals, performance standards, budgets, and staffing plans
• Improve processes and skills supporting programs
• Support cost, schedule, and technical performance throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure IT program proposals are executable and aligned with enterprise business requirements
• Work across organizational boundaries to solve problems and ensure successful delivery

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and minimum 12 years' work experience, including technical leadership experience and capabilities relevant to the business
• Strong systems engineering, cloud, networking, and general IT knowledge
• Ability to form a vision and implement action plans to achieve that vision
• Proven ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence
• Strong leadership, teamwork, facilitation, negotiation, consulting, stakeholder management, and business development skills
• Ability to balance long-term and short-term implications of decisions and organizational goals
• Business acumen and ability to communicate in the language of the business
• Systems thinking and design thinking capabilities
• Cloud (Azure, AWS) certifications preferred
• Agile and/or ITIL certifications preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive technical leadership in systems engineering and project management, with a focus on delivering complex enterprise solutions. Proficient in cloud technologies, stakeholder management, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Systems Engineering
• Cloud Technologies
• Technical Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile Methodologies

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Systems Engineering
• Cloud Computing
• Networking
• Technical Solution Development
• Requirements Traceability
• Data Migration
• Performance Measurement
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Risk Identification
• Technical Performance

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Negotiation
• Business Development

Certifications & Qualifications

• Cloud Certifications
• Agile Certifications
• ITIL Certifications

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Systems
• Technical Authority
• Project Engineering Management
• Business Acumen
• Design Thinking

Tools & Technologies

• Azure
• AWS
• ITIL
• Agile Framework