Technical Program & Project Management Senior Specialist #1036519
Job Description:

• We are seeking a **Technical Product Manager (TPM)** to partner with our platform engineering and operations team in delivering the **Cloud Platform (FCP) and GCP 3.0 - a unified developer platform built with zero-trust security, automation, and code-first principles.
• This role bridges engineering, security, operations, and executive stakeholders to ensure alignment, secure buy-in, and drive adoption of our internal platform tools, processes, and standards.
• You will work closely with a deeply technical team and should have enough technical fluency to grasp concepts like Kubernetes, GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Tekton), and Workload Identity Federation.
• The Cloud Platform runs across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments, with a strong foundation in **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** and integration with identity services such as Entra ID.
• Your primary focus will be managing priorities, aligning roadmaps, advocating for platform capabilities across the org, and helping streamline communication and planning using modern Agile practices, including helping the team manage Jira.

 
Skills Required:

• Cloud Architecture
• Cloud Computing
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Google Cloud Platform
• Microsoft Azure
• Agile Software Development
• Jira

 
Experience Required:

• Senior Specialist Exp: 10+ years in IT
• Complex Global Programs TECHNICAL PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Large complex projects
• Familiarity with **cloud-native infrastructure** (Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, GitOps, identity management)
• Working knowledge of **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** and how it integrates with identity, networking, and automation patterns
• Strong understanding of **Agile methodologies** and experience using **Jira** to manage epics, stories, and sprints
• Ability to **communicate technical concepts** to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa
• Experience working with **platform engineering teams** or internal developer portals (e.g., Backstage/RHDH)
• Comfortable working in code-centric environments (docs in markdown, everything automated via pipelines)
• Experience managing **cross-team collaboration**, approvals, and stakeholder alignment
• Organized, clear communicator, capable of **project planning without micromanaging** developers

 
Experience Preferred:

• Prior hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, scripting, or API development (e.g., Go, Python, YAML, Terraform)
• Familiarity with Entra ID, GitHub APIs, Tekton, Red Hat OpenShift, and workload identity in hybrid environments
• Experience writing user docs, onboarding guides, or internal wikis
• Strong instinct for **when to standardize, when to simplify**, and how to advocate for platform usage internally

 
Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

 
Education Preferred:

• Master's Degree

 
Additional Information:

• Act as a **liaison** between the platform engineering team and stakeholders (security, compliance, infra, app teams, executive sponsors)
• Translate technical concepts and infrastructure strategy into **clear roadmaps and justifications** for stakeholders
• Own and manage the **platform roadmap**, backlog, and priorities
• Work with the team in an **Agile** setting to maintain backlogs, define user stories, and run planning ceremonies
• Collaborate with engineering to define and document **use cases, requirements, and goals** for features like platform profiles, app registrations, and `cldctl` enhancements
• Drive **adoption strategies** for tooling like Red Hat Developer Hub (Backstage), `cldctl`, and workload scaffolding
• Coordinate **buy-in and approvals** from peer engineering teams and leadership to support platform tooling and adoption
• Ensure that documentation, internal marketing, and onboarding flows are complete, understandable, and kept up to date
• Participate in and sometimes lead demos, sprint reviews, and team planning meetings

 
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 Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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