Delivery Project /program Manager|| Hybrid Dallas, TX

Title: Delivery Project /program Manager

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

15-20 years’ experience

We need someone with strong technical background in C#/.Net technologies, recent hands-on experience into delivery management and its tools, and experience handling multiple releases. Should be strong in Agile

Job description:

Ability to work cross functionally and strong sense of Owning the entire Release from inception to Delivery

Strong Understanding of E2E – SSDLC, SAFe Process
Code knowledge on code management and version control (Not expecting them to be hands on)
Exceptional Stakeholder and communication skills

We're seeking a Delivery Manager with the potential to grow into a Delivery Leader. The primary focus is on delivery excellence, not release management.

The candidate must have experience managing a large delivery team. This role will involve coordinating with both Qentelli's offshore delivery managers in Tax and key stakeholders.

Experience & Technical Expertise:

• 15-20 years of dedicated experience in Release Management, Technical Project/Program Management, DevOps, or a related technical delivery role with significant exposure to software releases.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including development lifecycles, branching strategies, and deployment methodologies.
• 12+ years of proven, hands-on experience with cloud-native engineering, utilizing Function-as-a-Service (FaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and microservices architectures on AWS.
• Deep expertise in modern software engineering practices and principles, including Agile methodologies and DevSecOps, with a focus on continuous delivery, automation (CI/CD), and managing the full release process from code check-in to production.
• Proficiency with enterprise-level project and release management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, VersionOne, as well as Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, XLR Release).

• Familiarity with code quality tools and practices (e.g., SonarQube).

• Good to have: Experience with AWS Cognito and authorization, including implementing secure, scalable identity management, designing least-privilege IAM strategies, and familiarity with MFA strategies and OAuth 2.0 flows.

• Experience with AI/ML and Generative AI technologies is a plus.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Proven strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute comprehensive delivery and release strategies that align with business objectives.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of clearly articulating complex release plans, risks, and statuses to diverse stakeholders, including technical teams, product managers, and leadership.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex release schedules, interdependencies, and changing priorities with precision and adaptability.

• A dependable team player, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure seamless coordination across development, QA, and operations teams.

• Experience engaging and collaborating with cross-functional teams at all organizational levels, fostering co-creation and consensus towards successful product launches.