Technical Program Manager / Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs spanning release management, operational transformation, cloud cost governance, business operations, and vendor administration. The ideal candidate combines strong technical fluency with disciplined program execution and can influence distributed stakeholders without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

Release Management and Governance

• Own the end-to-end release lifecycle across assigned product and commercialization portfolios, including planning, scheduling, readiness, deployment, and rollout strategy.
• Build and maintain integrated release calendars, manage cross-team dependencies, and coordinate multiple release trains.
• Establish and enforce quality, compliance, and security gates, supported by accurate release documentation and communications.
• Identify, track, and mitigate release risks; maintain rollback and contingency plans for critical releases.
• Drive adoption and continuous improvement of automation, CI/CD tooling, and deployment pipelines.
  
  

Large-Scale Operational Programs

• Lead multi-quarter, cross-system initiatives such as branding updates, terminology harmonization, and technology refresh programs across engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain system inventories, migration trackers, roadmaps, dependency maps, and decision logs.
• Run program operating cadences, including status reviews, risk reviews, and stakeholder forums.
• Resolve cross-team risks and blockers, escalating issues with clear framing, impact assessment, and actionable options.
  
  

Cloud Cost and Financial Operations

• Partner with Engineering and Finance on cloud cost tracking, forecasting, allocation, and monthly variance reporting.
• Maintain cloud tagging and cost-allocation accuracy across accounts.
• Track cost-optimization initiatives through completion and quantify outcomes.
• Support recurring budget and financial review cadences with key stakeholders.
  
  

Business and Vendor Operations

• Maintain workforce rosters, headcount reporting, and hiring pipeline updates.
• Coordinate quarterly and annual product planning processes and operating mechanisms.
• Perform internal tools and process compliance checks and drive follow-up actions.
• Create and track purchase orders and statements of work for engineering contractors.
• Monitor contract terms, renewals, expirations, invoices, and discrepancies.
  
  

Support vendor and contractor onboarding and offboarding activities

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience, including substantial experience in enterprise release management and technical program delivery.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional, multi-team technical programs.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, version control, and release governance.
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong technical fluency with the ability to assess system-level dependencies and business impact.
• Proven ability to influence and drive execution across distributed teams without direct authority.
• Excellent stakeholder, executive, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong risk management, planning, reporting, data management, and documentation capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with business intelligence or reporting tools.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments with changing priorities.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost management, forecasting, and cost-allocation tools.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Cloud Health, Apptio, or comparable cloud financial management tools.
• Experience with procurement, purchase orders, statements of work, invoicing, and vendor operations.
• PMP, ITIL, SAFe Release Train Engineer, or similar certification.
  
  

Salary And Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $128K - $150 K depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
  

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Application accepted till 10/25/2026