Technical Project Manager - (Public Sector)

Xtremax is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver complex application modernization projects within our Public Sector business unit. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, extensive experience in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and a proven track record in managing large-scale modernization initiatives for government clients. Responsibility • Project Delivery & Management • Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex digital and technology projects from project initiation through implementation, deployment, and production. • Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables. • Drive project execution to ensure delivery is aligned with agreed scope, timelines, quality standards, and business objectives. • Track project progress and proactively identify and resolve delivery risks, blockers, and dependencies. • Manage changes in project scope and assess their impact on timelines, resources, technical implementation, and delivery plans. • Support Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog management, release planning, and delivery tracking. • Business-to-Technical Translation • Work closely with business stakeholders to understand business challenges, operational requirements, and desired outcomes. • Translate business requirements and change requests into clear and actionable technical considerations for engineering teams. • Facilitate discussions between business stakeholders, engineers, architects, designers, and other delivery teams. • Break down complex requirements into actionable work items, technical dependencies, deliverables, and implementation plans. • Ensure that business requirements are clearly understood and translated into practical technical solutions. • Technical Impact Analysis • Analyse client and stakeholder change requests to understand their potential impact across applications and systems. • Understand and trace how changes may affect: • Frontend applications • Backend services and business logic • APIs and system integrations • Databases and data flows • Cloud infrastructure and deployment environments • Upstream and downstream systems • Work with engineers and architects to identify the technical components, modules, services, and integrations affected by proposed changes. • Assess technical dependencies, implementation complexity, risks, and potential downstream impacts before changes are implemented. • Support technical discussions to determine appropriate implementation approaches and delivery strategies. • Application & Technical Architecture • Develop a strong understanding of the applications and systems under the project's scope. • Understand application architecture, including the relationships between frontend applications, backend services, APIs, databases, cloud platforms, and external systems. • Review and understand technical artefacts such as: • Solution architecture diagrams • System architecture documents • API specifications • Data flow diagrams • Technical design documents • Deployment architecture • Participate in technical solution and architecture discussions with engineering and architecture teams. • Ensure that technical decisions and implementation approaches support project objectives and business requirements. • Code-Level Understanding • Read and navigate source code when required to understand the structure and implementation of applications. • Work with engineers to identify the areas of the codebase that may be affected by business or system changes. • Understand how application components, backend services, business logic, APIs, and data models interact. • Support technical impact analysis by tracing the flow of requests and data across the application. • Participate in technical troubleshooting and problem-solving discussions. • Technical Risk & Dependency Management • Identify and manage technical risks throughout the project lifecycle. • Proactively manage dependencies across applications, systems, teams, vendors, and external stakeholders. • Identify potential risks related to: • System integrations • Legacy applications • Technical architecture • Security • Infrastructure • Performance • Data migration • Environment readiness • Production deployment • Work with technical teams to develop mitigation and contingency plans. • Escalate critical technical and delivery risks to relevant stakeholders when required. • Quality, Testing & Release Management • Work with engineering and Quality Engineering teams to ensure appropriate testing and quality practices are incorporated into project delivery. • Support planning and coordination of: • Unit testing • Integration testing • System testing • User Acceptance Testing • Regression testing • Performance testing • Production validation • Ensure technical and business readiness before production deployment. • Support release planning, deployment coordination, rollback planning, and post-production activities. • Monitor delivery outcomes and support continuous improvement after implementation. • Cloud, DevOps & Operational Readiness • Understand modern cloud and software delivery practices, including cloud platforms, CI/CD, containers, and application deployment. • Work with engineering and infrastructure teams to manage environment readiness and deployment dependencies. • Understand the importance of observability, monitoring, logging, incident management, and production support. • Ensure appropriate operational readiness considerations are addressed before production deployment. • Stakeholder & Vendor Management • Act as a key bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. • Communicate project progress, technical risks, dependencies, and delivery decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Work closely with government sta…