Technical Project Manager

Job requirements SPECIFIC EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGIES:
• Experience in managing projects.
• Knowledge of recognized project management methodologies, such as PRINCE2, PMBOK, and Agile frameworks.
• Expertise in planning and financial practices such as project scheduling, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance tracking.
• Excellent knowledge of Agile methodology, Scrum Management, Lean agile.
• Experience with project management software such as JIRA and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with collaboration platforms such as Confluence and SharePoint.
• Experience in facilitation of meetings.
• Practical knowledge of reporting methods.
• Proficiency in Java back-end stacks, experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and REST API development
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Proficiency in working with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, PL/SQL) including schema design and query optimization
• Proficiency with Weblogic application server, JEE and EJB
• Experience of cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure) and experience with deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment.
• Experience in designing, building, and securing RESTful APIs and web services, including OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.
• Experience of authentication and authorization protocols and standards (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT)
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks/libraries (Angular, React)
• Experience with build tools and CI/CD pipelines tools like Maven, GitLab, Bamboo, Jenkins, Nexus.
• Experience with ALM tools like Jira, Git, Bitbucket, and wikis
• Experience of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for developing and deploying applications
• Experience of service-oriented architectures (SOA) and Service buses
• Experience of project methodologies and best practices (e.g., Agile, Scrum…)
• Experience in unit-testing and integration testing tools (e.g., Junit, Mockito)
• Experience with automated code analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube)
• Experience of AI applied to coding (e.g. Amazon Q, Kiro.)
• Knowledge of public grants management processes is a strong asset
• Knowledge of system analysis and project management is an asset
• Knowledge of micro-service solutions is an asset

SKILLS:
• Ability to plan, execute, and control projects by managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholders with recognized methods.
• Skills in presenting status, risks, and decisions clearly to varied type of stakeholders.
• Ability to apply high quality standards to all tasks.
• Ability to work in an international/multi-cultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in a team, understanding the needs, objectives and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions.
• Ability to orchestrate team activities, managing dynamics, resolving conflicts, and providing direction to ensure collective success.
• Competence in aligning stakeholder interests and securing commitments through structured negotiation.
• Ability to adjust plans, mitigate risks, and engage stakeholders during unplanned changes.
• Ability to quickly ramp-up on new projects and competence in collaborating within teams.
• Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, ease of communication in a multicultural environment.
• Ability in applying security and cloud best practices.
• Proficiency in integrating front/back-end builds into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.
• Results-oriented mindset, focused on delivering.
• Ability to coach and teach newcomers
• Ability to evaluate technical skills of current/future team members
• Ability to refine requirements and stories
• Ability to use AI tools to increase code quality and productivity
• Leadership skills are a strong asset