Job Description
- Role: Technical Program Manager
- Skills: Azure, DevOps/CI-CD, ITSM
- Experience: 14 + Years
- Location: Chicago IL.
We are Seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of platform engineering initiatives. This individual will act as a liaison across Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Governance teams, ensure scalable, secure, and compliant platform capabilities, and Align delivery with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements
.
Core Responsibilities
: Program & Delivery Leadersh
- ipLead program planning and execution for platform engineering initiativ
- esManage dependencies across multiple teams and technology domai
- nsMonitor KPIs (cycle time, throughput, release predictabilit
- y)Ensure alignment with Northern Trust's strategic technology roadm
apAgile & Scrum Executio
- n:Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, review
- s)Drive Agile maturity and continuous improveme
- ntMaintain backlog quality and prioritization standar
- dsPromote best practices for incremental delive
ryPlatform Engineering Coordinatio
- n:Collaborate on environment provisioning and infrastructure delive
- ryCoordinate enterprise tool integration and pipeline optimizati
- onAlign platform roadmap with enterprise architectu
- reDrive standardization and reusabili
- ty2.4 Stakeholder & Governance Manageme
- ntPartner with Security, Compliance, Architecture, and business stakeholde
- rsEnsure adherence to SDLC, change management, and risk polici
- esMaintain regulatory and audit complian
- ceProvide executive-level reporting and transparen
cyTechnical Oversigh
- t:Apply knowledge of Azure, DevOps, APIs, and automati
- onGuide architectural decisions (scalability, reliability, securit
- y)Understand enterprise technology stack and integratio
- nsBridge technical solutions with business outcom
- es2.6 Metrics & Continuous Improveme
- ntTrack delivery metrics (velocity, lead time, deployment frequenc
- y)Monitor platform health (uptime, incidents, MTT
- R)Identify bottlenecks and drive improvemen
- tsEnable data-driven decision-maki
ng
Required Qualification
s: Technical & Program Management Experie
- nceProven experience managing complex, cross-functional enterprise progr
- amsStrong Agile TPM/Scrum Master backgro
- undExperience with Azure, DevOps/CI-CD, APIs, microservices, SDLC automat
- ionProficiency in tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub, Jenk
insGovernance & Regulatory Acu
- menUnderstanding of security frameworks and compliance requireme
- ntsExperience with ITSM, incident management, and audit standa
- rdsFamiliarity with change and risk management in regulated environme
ntsLeadership & Communication Ski
- llsAbility to lead without direct author
- ityStrong stakeholder management and executive communicat
- ionAbility to translate technical concepts into business langu
- ageStrong problem-solving and conflict resolution ski
lls
Preferred Qualificati
- ons:Scrum certifications (CSM, PSM, SAFe, or equival
ent)