Software Technical Project Manager

Position Overview
A Software Technical Project Manager combines the Senior Software Team Lead and Project Manager roles to lead a team to develop and deliver software-based systems. As a Team Lead they are the people manager of the team communicate vision and priorities to the team and help the team work through difficult problems. As a Project Manager they develop plans for the project manage budget and schedule set priorities manage risks and communicate with stakeholders.
Technically they can contribute to any phase of a software project and perform work with a high degree of latitude. A Software Technical Project Manager works with the Technical Lead to direct the the organization chart they report to an Engineering Manager.
This position is a progression from Software Senior Team Lead.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project schedules budgets delivery plans and risk registers
• Manage scope change requests and customer expectations
• Coordinate work across software developers system engineers and technical leads
• Identify risks and blockers early and drive mitigation strategies
• Support technical decision-making by clarifying trade-offs and constraints
• Lead team routines and promote effective collaborative ways of working
• Communicate project status risks and delivery updates to stakeholders
• Oversee documentation milestone tracking reporting and project close-out

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Engineering Physics or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7 years of experience in software development environments
• 23 years leading software delivery as a Project Manager Technical Lead or similar role
• Strong communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders and customer expectations
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum Kanban)

Additional Requirements

• Understanding of high-reliability or mission-critical software systems
• Familiarity with containerized environments (e.g. Docker Kubernetes)
• Awareness of observability and monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana ELK/Greylog)
• Exposure to satellite communications aerospace telecommunications or defence domains
• Familiarity with automation or Infrastructure-as-Code concepts (e.g. Ansible)

Compensation

$120000 $170000

Vacancy

We have 1 available position.

Job Title: Software Technical Project Manager
Requisition Number: 2319
Date: April 2 2026
Location 1: Saskatoon SK
Remote: Remote
Business Unit: Defense
Department: Defense
Job Type: Full-time
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