What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Project Manager position at MTK Technologies?
Role: Technical Project Manager
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Duration: Fulltime
Job Description:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Seeking a highly technical project Manager / Program Manager to lead delivery of backend microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native platform capabilities. The TPM will work closely with engineering and architecture teams to participate in design discussions, review solution approaches, and ensure high-quality execution across multiple Agile teams
Roles & Responsibilities
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to review and contribute to microservices designs,
system architecture, integration patterns, and API specifications.
• Lead delivery of backend services, cloud components, data workflows, and cross-team
engineering initiatives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, track dependencies, mitigate risks, and ensure clarity of scope and
timelines across engineering teams.
• Translate technical requirements into actionable plans and maintain strong alignment between
engineering, product, and operations.
• Ensure solutions follow best practices for scalability, reliability, observability, and security.
• Drive transparent communication, including status reporting, risk management, and cross-functional stakeholder updates.
Required Qualifications
• Strong understanding of Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to read and evaluate technical design documents, architectural diagrams, sequence flows, and service interactions.
• 5 years of technical project/program management or engineering leadership experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication, technical judgment, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Background working with AI/ML systems, chatbots, or speech/text integrations.
• Experience leading multi-team programs in a distributed, onsite-offshore engineering model.
• Certifications such as CSM