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ALTEN Technology

Full-service engineering services for high-tech

Technical Program Manager – Release Management and Cloud Platform

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USA$145k - $161k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • At least five years of technical program management experience on software products, including both release management and sprint-level execution.
  • Demonstrated ownership of a software release process, including defining health metrics, tracking critical-path items to closure, running daily status updates, and driving go/no-go decisions.
  • Experience running agile execution alongside an engineering manager, including backlog grooming and writing actionable tickets for developers.
  • Working knowledge of client-server and cloud integration patterns, with direct experience defining or governing data contracts and API interfaces between systems.
  • Experience coordinating across partner teams and external vendors to close interface definitions, not just track them.
  • Ability to escalate clearly and early to executive stakeholders, with judgment about which risks belong at that level.
  • Strong written communication and the ability to produce both daily updates and a long-term roadmap.
  • Candidates selected for employment must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening.

Responsibilities

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

Desired Qualifications

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

About the Company

ALTEN Technology

Full-service engineering services for high-tech

ALTEN Technology provides engineering services to help clients design and develop advanced technology products. It works by offering a range of engineering capabilities, including agile software development, custom software solutions, and integration of commercial and open-source software to cut costs. This collaborative model supports projects across high-impact sectors like aerospace, medical devices, and automotive technology by tailoring solutions to each client’s needs and reducing project risks. The company’s goal is to enable customers to bring innovative products to market more efficiently through flexible, end-to-end engineering services and long-term partnerships.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
M&A
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Greensboro, North Carolina
Founded
1988

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