Technical Program Manager Tyger Valley (Hybrid) R1000k PA
Cape Town - South Africa
Job Summary
Areyou a strategicthinker with apassion for drivingcomplex technology initiativesfrom concept todelivery Were looking foran experienced TechnicalProgram Manager tolead cross-functionalteams align businessand technicalpriorities and ensurethe successful executionof high-impactprojects. If youthrive in acollaborative fast-paced environment andenjoy turning strategyinto measurable results this could bethe perfectopportunity for you.
Education & 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 & Tools
- Proficient with project/roadmap planning tools such as MS Project GanttPro OmniPlan or equivalent ( 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.
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