Tech Project Lead / Manager

Job Description - Technical Project Manager

Experience: 10+ Years | Technology: Java, Oracle | Role: Technical Project Management

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in managing enterprise application development and delivery, with strong technical expertise in Java and Oracle technologies.

The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery, including planning, estimation, technical solutioning, resource management, stakeholder management, delivery governance, risk management, and production support. The role requires a strong combination of technical understanding and project management capabilities, with the ability to work closely with development, QA, BA, DevOps, business teams, and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Planning & Delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery of Java/Oracle-based enterprise applications.
• Define project scope, milestones, deliverables, timelines, dependencies and resource requirements.
• Prepare and maintain project plans, sprint plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Track planned vs. actual effort, timelines and deliverables, identify deviations and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, schedule, quality and budget.
• Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.

2. Technical Leadership & Solutioning

• Provide technical direction and oversight for Java and Oracle-based applications.
• Review and drive technical solutioning before implementation for complex requirements.
• Work with architects and technical leads on application architecture, integration, API design and database solutions.
• Review technical approaches for scalability, performance, maintainability and security.
• Identify opportunities for application modernization, including microservices, API-based architecture, caching and performance optimization.
• Ensure technical debt and performance issues are identified and addressed proactively.

3. Java & Application Technology

Strong understanding of:

• Core Java / J2EE
• Spring / Spring Boot
• REST APIs and microservices
• Hibernate / JPA
• Angular or other modern frontend frameworks

The candidate should be able to understand, challenge and review technical designs and code-level approaches, even if not responsible for day-to-day coding.

4. Oracle / Database Management

• Strong understanding of Oracle Database and SQL.
• Review complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, views and database objects.
• Drive DB query optimization and performance improvement initiatives.
• Identify inefficient queries, unnecessary database functions and excessive data processing.
• Work with DBAs on indexing, execution plans, partitioning, materialized views and database performance.
• Ensure appropriate data management, archival and purging strategies are implemented.

5. API & Integration Management

• Drive development and integration of REST/SOAP APIs and enterprise interfaces.
• Review API design, payloads, response handling, error handling and performance.
• Coordinate with internal and external systems for integration dependencies.
• Track API development, SIT/UAT readiness and production deployment.
• Ensure proper API documentation and technical specifications are maintained.

6. Performance & Application Stabilization

• Drive application performance and stabilization initiatives.

7. Resource & Team Management

• Manage development, QA, BA and technical resources.
• Define resource allocation based on project priorities and delivery commitments.
• Monitor resource utilization and productivity.
• Identify skill/capacity gaps and initiate hiring or replacement requirements.
• Mentor technical leads and team members.
• Ensure adequate backup and knowledge transfer for critical roles.

8. Stakeholder & Customer Management

• Act as the primary technical/project interface for customers and business stakeholders.
• Conduct regular WSR/MBR/project governance meetings.
• Present delivery status, achievements, risks, dependencies and upcoming priorities.
• Manage customer expectations and ensure timely communication of deviations.
• Drive requirement clarification and scope management.
• Ensure formal sign-offs are obtained at key project milestones.

9. Quality, UAT & Release Management

• Drive the complete SDLC from requirement analysis through production deployment.
• Ensure BRD, technical solution documents, test scenarios and UAT plans are completed.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, regression and production validation.
• Track defects and ensure timely closure.
• Ensure production releases follow defined change and approval processes.
• Establish proper release/version management across DEV, QA/UAT and PROD environments.

10. Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Maintain project RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Identify delivery risks proactively and define mitigation plans.
• Escalate critical issues with clear impact, ownership and resolution timelines.
• Drive cross-functional teams to closure of critical dependencies.
• Ensure deviations from committed timelines are documented with root cause and revised ETA.

Governance & Reporting

• Maintain daily/weekly project dashboards.
• Track:
  • Planned vs. Actual
  • Effort utilization
  • Sprint progress
  • Defect status
  • UAT progress
  • Production issues
  • Risks & dependencies
  • Resource utilization
• Ensure daily status reporting and timely escalation of deviations.
• Establish strong delivery governance and accountability across the project team.

Required Technical Skills

Must Have:

• 10+ years of IT experience
• Strong Java/J2EE experience
• Strong Oracle/SQL knowledge
• Spring/Spring Boot
• REST APIs
• Microservices architecture
• Enterprise application development
• Agile/Scrum methodology
• Project planning and delivery management
• Production support and incident management
• Performance tuning and RCA

Key Competencies

• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Excellent project planning and execution
• Strong stakeholder/customer management
• Ability to challenge technical solutions constructively
• Strong ownership and accountability
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage critical production situations
• Customer-first approach
• Strong team leadership and mentoring skills

Qualification

Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.

Experience Profile

10+ years overall IT experience, preferably with significant experience in:

Java + Oracle + Technical Project Management + Agile Delivery + Production Support