Product Manager Consultant/Expert #1028726
Job Description:

• We are seeking a **Technical Product Manager (TPM)** to join the **Cloud Platform (FCP)** team - a unified developer platform built on zero-trust security, automation, and code-first principles.
• This role bridges engineering, security, operations, and executive teams to ensure alignment, drive adoption of platform tools, and maintain standards.
• You’ll partner with a deeply technical team, understanding concepts like Kubernetes, GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD (e.g., Tekton), and Workload Identity Federation.
• The platform spans cloud, on-prem, and edge environments, with a foundation in **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** and identity services such as Entra ID.
• Your focus is to manage priorities, align roadmaps, and streamline communication across stakeholders using Agile practices.

 
Responsibilities:

• Serve as a **liaison** between platform engineering and stakeholders (security, compliance, infra, app teams, leadership)
• Translate technical concepts into **clear roadmaps** and justifications
• Manage the **platform roadmap**, backlog, and priorities
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, sprint reviews)
• Document **use cases, requirements, and goals** for platform features
• Drive **adoption** of tools like Red Hat Developer Hub (Backstage) and workload scaffolding
• Coordinate **buy-in** and approvals for platform enhancements
• Ensure **documentation, onboarding, and internal marketing** are clear and up to date
• Lead or contribute to demos, reviews, and planning sessions

 
Skills Required:

• Familiarity with **cloud-native infrastructure** (any cloud provider, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, GitOps, identity management)
• Strong understanding of **Agile methodologies** and experience using **Jira** (or similar tools)
• Ability to communicate **technical concepts** to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with **platform engineering teams** or developer portals

 
Skills Preferred:

• Experience writing user documentation, onboarding guides, or internal wikis
• Experience managing cross-team collaboration and approvals
• Understanding of developer experience needs and internal advocacy

 
Experience Required:

• Familiarity with **cloud-native infrastructure** (any cloud provider, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, GitOps, identity management)
• Experience working with **platform teams** or internal developer platforms
• Comfortable in **code-centric environments** (e.g., markdown docs, pipelines, GitHub)
• Experience with **Entra ID**, **GitHub APIs**, **Tekton**, **Red Hat OpenShift**, or hybrid cloud workloads
• Prior hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, scripting, or API development (e.g., Go, Python, YAML, Terraform)

 
Education Required:

• BA or experience

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Workplaces in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023!
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