Technical Program Manager - Data Center / HPC Infrastructure and Operations
$140k - $200k+ 401(k) Match
Expert
Bachelor's
United States
HybridWest Coast customer collaboration is preferred; travel to data center locations is expected approximately one week per month.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or related leadership roles.
- At least 8 years of experience with data center hardware, compute, networking, storage infrastructure, and large-scale systems operations.
- Strong understanding of software development processes, Agile/SCRUM methodologies, and release management practices.
- Experience supporting large-scale software and hardware engineering programs.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills, including the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience creating executive-level status reports, program dashboards, and operational tracking systems.
- Ability to drive execution and alignment in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and operational excellence.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with engineering leaders to drive execution of critical initiatives across multiple engineering teams and technical program management organizations.
- Serve as a program-level coordination point across partner engineering and data center operations teams; facilitate collaboration across hardware, software, infrastructure, and operations teams to align priorities, deliverables, and schedules; run recurring syncs, maintain dependency and risk registers, drive cross-team decisions to closure, and provide leadership-consumable status reporting on an agreed cadence.
- Track testbed readiness and dependencies; coordinate with the testbed team on new product introduction schedules and entry/exit criteria; align testbed engineering teams on hardware/software readiness, test execution, and bug resolution before rollout.
- Align new product introduction build, validation, and qualification milestones with fleet deployment dates and identify schedule risks driven by new product introduction.
- Lead end-to-end software deployment workflows for new site activations, including customized cluster turnup.
- Design, build, and maintain observability dashboards tracking cluster health, turnup milestone progress, operational metrics, deployment velocity, gate status, defect aging, and capacity landed versus plan.
- Oversee data center physical readiness, rack-and-stack validation, cabling, power and cooling infrastructure validation, and site handoffs.
- Manage physical site dependencies, site acceptance testing, and construction-to-operations handover workflows.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison among data center operators, site construction teams, and infrastructure engineering teams.
- Coordinate and track action items, deliverables, and milestones from leadership meetings to ensure accountability and timely execution.
- Support teams in collecting, validating, and consolidating program metrics, status updates, and progress reports for senior leadership reviews.
- Create and maintain program timelines, execution trackers, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to communicate progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Drive execution in complex and ambiguous environments by providing structure, prioritization, and operational rigor to cross-functional programs.
- Monitor program health, identify execution risks, and proactively drive mitigation plans to ensure successful delivery.
- Work with engineering leadership to operationalize strategic initiatives and improve execution processes across organizations.
- Translate complex technical updates into concise executive summaries and actionable insights for leadership stakeholders.
- Support program governance, planning, and operational reviews across large-scale infrastructure and engineering initiatives.
- Improve cross-team communication, process efficiency, and organizational alignment through stakeholder management.
- Track dependencies and coordinate multiple concurrent technical work streams.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting large-scale AI infrastructure deployments in a technical capacity, including networking, deployment sequencing, operational validation, operational readiness assessments, GPU cluster deployment, and GPU-based instance custom silicon platform management.
- Prior experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or large-scale cloud technology organizations.
- Experience partnering directly with engineering executives and senior leadership teams.
- Familiarity with infrastructure operations, data center environments, and hyperscale systems.
- Ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear business and operational insights.
- Experience driving strategic operational programs across distributed engineering organizations.
- An advanced degree or relevant program management certifications.
About the company
CIeNET Technologies provides technology services, including technical consulting, software engineering, and solution services, for multinational clients around the world. It handles end-to-end software projects through a global delivery model, with China R&D centers managing the full software development lifecycle under CMMI and ISO quality assurance processes. Its differentiator is a wide geographic footprint combined with fully connected development facilities and formal quality standards, allowing a single partner to manage an entire project lifecycle. The company aims to be a premier global delivery partner that helps multinational organizations design, build, and deploy software solutions reliably at scale.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Dongcheng District, China
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 Google Android Auto Projection certification expands CIeNET's addressable testing market.
- August 2026 Tokyo bootcamp visibility strengthens pipeline with global automotive manufacturers.
- CIeNET's 2026 awards and zero non-conformities recertification support enterprise sales momentum.
What critics are saying
- Revenue depends heavily on automotive certification and engineering budgets tied to Google and OEMs.
- China cybersecurity law enforcement in 2026 increases compliance costs across CIeNET's mainland operations.
- ALTEN can reallocate work elsewhere, leaving CIeNET vulnerable to integration-driven customer churn.
What makes CIeNET International unique
- ALTEN-owned CIeNET combines 25 years' expertise with 17 delivery centers and 2,400+ engineers.
- Google-accredited 3PL certification for Android Automotive, cars with Google built-in, and Android Auto.
- CIeNET won IAOP Global 100 eighteen times, signaling durable enterprise credibility.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation