Technical Program Manager

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex technical programs including release management, cloud operations, DevOps, cost governance, and vendor management. The candidate will coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders while driving continuous improvement.

The role requires strong technical skills, high organization, and the ability to navigate fast-paced environments. Hybrid work in Mountain View, CA is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Technical Program Management / Technical Project Management experience.
• Strong experience with Release Management and Release Governance.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and version control.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong risk management, dependency tracking, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong Excel and reporting/BI skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end software release process, including planning, scheduling, deployment, rollout, and release readiness.
• Coordinate multiple teams, release schedules, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
• Lead large-scale technical and operational programs across multiple engineering teams.
• Track program roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items.
• Partner with Engineering and Finance teams on cloud costs, budgets, forecasting, and cost optimization.
• Support business operations, including workforce tracking, planning, reporting, and process compliance.
• Manage vendors, contractors, purchase orders, SOWs, invoices, renewals, and onboarding/offboarding.
• Drive continuous improvement across Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and release processes.
• Communicate program status, risks, and issues to technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.

Skills

Technical Program Mgmt

Release Management

SDLC / Agile / DevOps

CI/CD

Risk & Dependency Tracking

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Coordination

Excel / Reporting BI

Communication

Cross-functional influence

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote

Experience: 10+ years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead complex technical programs involving release management, cloud operations, DevOps, cost governance, and vendor management. The ideal candidate should be technically strong, highly organized, and comfortable coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end software release process, including planning, scheduling, deployment, rollout, and release readiness.
• Coordinate multiple teams, release schedules, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
• Lead large-scale technical and operational programs across multiple engineering teams.
• Track program roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items.
• Partner with Engineering and Finance teams on cloud costs, budgets, forecasting, and cost optimization.
• Support business operations, including workforce tracking, planning, reporting, and process compliance.
• Manage vendors, contractors, purchase orders, SOWs, invoices, renewals, and onboarding/offboarding.
• Drive continuous improvement across Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and release processes.
• Communicate program status, risks, and issues to technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of Technical Program Management / Technical Project Management experience.
• Strong experience with Release Management and Release Governance.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and version control.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong risk management, dependency tracking, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong Excel and reporting/BI skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.

Preferred Skills

• Cloud cost tools such as CloudHealth or Apptio
• Vendor management and procurement experience
• Experience with POs, SOWs, contracts, and invoicing
• PMP, ITIL, or SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification

Ideal Candidate Profile

Look for candidates with titles such as Technical Program Manager, Senior Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, Release Program Manager, Release Manager, or Program Manager who have strong Release Management + Cloud/DevOps + cross-functional program delivery experience.

Important: Candidate must be able to work hybrid in Mountain View, CA – 3 days onsite per week.