Technical Program Manager (Tyger Valley)

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Location:	Tyger Valley
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#GZ61466
Company:	E-Merge IT Recruitment

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving complex technology initiatives from concept to delivery? We're looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams, align business and technical priorities, and ensure the successful execution of high-impact projects. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and enjoy turning strategy into measurable results, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Education and experience

Demonstrated technical fluency and judgment, built through hands - on experience in software engineering or a closely related technical field - quality assurance (QA), DevOps, technical support, or solutions engineering - giving genuine command of the terminology and a real understanding of how systems are built.
5+ years in technical program management, technical delivery management, or a hybrid technical/project-management role inside software engineering organisations.
Experience planning and delivering multi-team, multi-workstream software programs.

Technical core competencies

Solid working understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), with the ability to quickly learn and apply company specific process
Enough fluency in software terminology, APIs, interfaces, and data contracts to follow technical discussions and track dependencies and readiness as engineers and technical leads describe them - architecture and sequencing decisions stay with the technical leads
Knows what minimum viable requirements set looks like before high-level estimation or design can responsibly begin
Recognises when a change is likely to require AppSec review or penetration testing, and factors that into planning
Exposure to ISO 27001 or a similar ISMS/security-compliance framework is a strong plus
Basic understanding of SaaS and cloud-based application concepts.

Planning and tools

Proficient with project/roadmap planning tools such as MS Project, GanttPro, OmniPlan, or equivalent (Monday.com, Smartsheet also acceptable).
Comfortable working with ticketing/issue-tracking systems such as Azure DevOps, Zammad, Jira, or equivalent.
Experience maintaining RAID logs, dependency maps, and milestone tracking across concurrent programs.
Comfortable running or contributing to Agile/Scrum ceremonies to support team leads.
Other duties may be assigned after successful integration

Reference number for this position is GZ61466 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Cape Town Tyger Valley offering a salary of R1000K per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.

Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? We are a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates a wide range of opportunities, ensuring we successfully match the right technology professionals with the right roles.

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Posted on 27 Jul 10:18, Closing date 25 Sep

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