Technical Project Manager

Job Title: Technical Project Manager

Work Location: Basking Ridge, NJ (Hybrid/Onsite)

Contract duration: 6+ Months

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Project Manager with 15+ years of experience to lead critical initiatives in Packet Broker systems for a Tier-1 telecom client. The ideal candidate will possess a strong balance of technical depth (Java/J2EE, architecture), AI/ML lifecycle expertise, and proven delivery leadership in large-scale, mission critical telecom environments.

• This role requires onsite presence at the Verizon Basking Ridge, NJ office, and the ability to manage complex, high-visibility programs with multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Delivery Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Packet Broker–related programs, including planning, execution, monitoring, and release management.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and quality across multiple engineering teams.
• Delivery - ensuring committed milestones are met with predictable outcomes.
• Act as the single point of accountability for client communication, status reporting, and escalation management.

Technical & Architecture Leadership

• Provide Technical oversight for the project
• Review system designs for scalability, performance, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Guide development teams with hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with solution architects to evolve the target-state architecture and reduce technical debt.

AI / Intelligent Automation Enablement

• Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions across the delivery lifecycle, including:
• AI/ML lifecycle management
• NLP and LLM-based use cases (automation, analytics, decision support)
• Tool evaluation, integration, and governance

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Partner closely with client leadership, product owners, engineering teams, and vendors.
• Manage expectations in a high-pressure, production-critical environment.
• Provide executive-level dashboards, metrics, and insights to leadership.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor global onshore/offshore teams.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management for critical roles.

Mandatory Skills & Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in technical project / program management.
• Strong domain experience in Telecom systems.
• Architecture skills for large-scale distributed systems.
• Hands-on Java & J2EE experience (Spring, microservices, REST APIs, UI technologies – React JS ).
• Solid understanding of AI/ML, NLP, LLMs, including lifecycle and tooling.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Background

• Prior experience in Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Cisco, Ciena, or FAANG product organizations.
• Experience working directly with Verizon or Tier 1 telecom operators.
• Exposure to cloud-native platforms, containers, CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience managing programs with strict SLAs and regulatory requirements.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• PMP / SAFe / Agile certifications
• Cloud or Architecture certifications
• AI/ML-related certifications (good to have)