TPM, Release Management and Cloud Platform

The role

This Technical Program Manager will manage software releases and drive technical program management for the cloud-gateway service. The role involves owning release metrics and driving sprint execution for vehicle software.

What you will do

• Define and report on metrics that highlight the health of upcoming software releases
• Drive closure and provide daily updates for open tickets on the critical path
• Escalate risks and decisions needed to the heads of PMO
• Drive tactical sprint execution for the cloud-gateway service
• Work with the engineering manager and developers to ensure a steady flow of actionable tickets
• Define and maintain a long-term roadmap for the cloud relevant integrations
• Work with cloud partners to finalize vehicle-cloud data contracts
• Work with middleware partners to finalize cloud-gateway interfaces

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of technical program management on software products, with time spent on both release management and sprint-level execution
• Demonstrated ownership of a software release process
• Experience running agile execution alongside an engineering manager
• Working knowledge of client-server and cloud integration patterns
• Experience coordinating across partner teams and external vendors to close interface definitions
• Ability to escalate clearly and early to executive stakeholders
• Strong written communication

Nice to have

• Automotive software experience, particularly infotainment, telematics, or connected vehicle services
• Familiarity with vehicle-to-cloud architectures: gateway services, message schemas, MQTT or gRPC, REST APIs, and data contract versioning
• Exposure to vehicle middleware and the interfaces between a gateway service and the rest of the vehicle software stack
• Experience with over-the-air update programs or connected features
• Background working with a major cloud provider's IoT or device management services
• Familiarity with Automotive SPICE, functional safety, or cybersecurity requirements
• Tooling: Jira, Confluence, and dashboard or reporting tools
• Prior experience in a split or dual-scope TPM role, or scaling a part-time scope into a full program

Benefits

• mentorship
• career growth opportunities
• comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire

About the company

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company with 3,000+ experts across North America. It is part of the global ALTEN Group with 57,000+ engineers in 30 countries.