Senior Technical Project Manager

Role Overview

Project Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery within approved scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards.
• Manage project plans, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, stakeholders, and executive reporting.
• Lead cross-functional teams across business analysis, UI/UX, development, QA, DevOps, database, cybersecurity, and technical support.
• Oversee governance, board management, committee management, or similar enterprise system projects.

Integration and Deployment

• Manage REST API and web service integrations, including SSO, email, SMS, notifications, and e-signature services.
• Ensure implementation in on-premises or isolated environments with local Git repositories and internal CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage deployment schedules, rollback plans, change windows, release activities, and business continuity requirements.

Security and Compliance

• Apply DevSecOps and Secure Software Development Lifecycle practices, including code reviews, vulnerability management, automated testing, release planning, and deployment controls.
• Coordinate penetration testing, vulnerability remediation, and security compliance with cybersecurity and SOC teams.
• Ensure compliance with NCA and DGA controls, data privacy, access management, permissions, and audit logs.

Requirements and Testing

• Oversee BRDs, SRS, user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, user journeys, wireframes, and RTL or Arabic UI requirements.
• Manage UAT, performance, security, and integration testing; resolve defects and obtain final approvals.
• Prepare executive reports covering KPIs, SLA performance, project progress, risks, issues, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors for deliverable quality and contractual and SLA compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of technical project management experience.
• At least 10 years of experience managing enterprise systems for government entities or regulated organizations.
• Experience managing at least three government or enterprise technology projects during the past seven years.
• Strong knowledge of on-premises environments, DevSecOps, SSDLC, cybersecurity, system integrations, release management, and change management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams of at least 10 members.
• Fluent Arabic and English communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Board Management, Committee Management, Governance Systems, or similar platforms is highly preferred.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or ITIL certifications are preferred.