Technical Project Manager

at  DXC Technology

JOB DESCRIPTION:

DXC Technology is a Fortune 500 global IT services leader. We use the power of technology to deliver mission critical IT services that drive business impact. DXC is an employer of choice with strong values, and fosters a culture of inclusion, belonging and corporate citizenship. We deliver the IT services our customers need to modernize operations and drive innovation across the entire IT estate.
Technical Project Manager provides technical oversight expertise and direction for a project that has been initiated to implement a change to one or more product variant baselines. They are responsible for the overall technical scope and content of the solution and for the progression of the design into a workable and detailed technical solution that meets the Requirements. Technical Project Manager ensures that the technical scope of work for the project is broken down into a series of work packages that can be assigned to, and delivered by, one or more teams working in an Agile development environment and then verify that the acceptance criteria for each work package have been met.
Technical Project Manager is a member of the Design Office, they work with the Product Design team to ensure that the technical solution / design implemented for the project aligns with the overall product technical direction, and with the Compliance Verification Engineer to ensure that all changes are implemented in accordance with a Quality Management System that reflects the Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Articles. They also seek to apply appropriate tools and methods to increase productivity and accuracy.

• Defining, and overseeing the implementation of, a technical solution that aligns with the solution identified within the approved change proposal covering all aspects from requirements specification through to testing and customer acceptance.
• Producing the Project Engineering Plan that defines how the approved technical solution will be implemented by the project team.
• Identifying any technical issues with the proposed solution and agreeing with the Design Authority, and ultimately the customer, any changes that are required to the approved scope to enable delivery of a solution that meets the stated requirements.
• Producing and maintaining the Product Backlog that identifies the complete scope of technical work for the project.
• Working with Software, System and Operational SME Team Leads to ensure that specific Backlog items are sufficiently well understood that they can be selected for inclusion within Sprint Backlogs with a clear definition of scope, initial effort estimate and acceptance criteria.
• Working with the Operational SMEs to agree that the items in the Sprint Backlogs have been implemented in line with the approved scope in a way that will be acceptable to the customer.
• Ensuring the engineering policies defined within the QMS are adhered to in the manner detailed in the approved Project Management Plan and Project Engineering Plan.
• Ensuring that sufficient verification and validation coverage is being attained to support qualification of the changed system and presenting this evidence to the Compliance Verification Engineer.
• Providing technical support to the PM when interfacing outside of the project team in both customer facing and internal meetings.
• Providing accurate status reports to the Design Authority and Project Manager with clear articulation of issues and risks as they become apparent