Technical Project Manager
vCluster
AnsibleCloudDockerKubernetesTerraform
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Lead and coordinate tailored solutions for large public sector accounts
- Manage the full project lifecycle from initiation to closure
- Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria with customers and internal teams
- Establish governance structures, reporting lines, and escalation paths
- Ensure compliance with procurement frameworks, data protection, and education-sector standards
- Coordinate implementation activities across internal teams, delivery partners, and customer IT
- Manage system integrations, data migrations, and testing
- Translate technical requirements into clear, actionable steps for non-technical stakeholders
- Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Support change management to ensure sustainable adoption by end-users
- Document risks, lessons learned, and best practices
- Maintain close communication with customers and internal teams
- Provide structured, transparent progress updates
- Facilitate workshops and training sessions
- Understand and adapt to constraints of government agencies (budget cycles, procurement, decision-making)
- Tailor delivery approaches to public sector processes
- Build credibility and trust by delivering consistently high-quality outcomes
Requirements
- 5+ years of IT project management experience, ideally with large-scale or public sector projects
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Academic background in IT, Business Informatics, Project Management, Economics, or related field
- Business fluent in German and English; additional European languages (e.g. Spanish, French) are a plus
- Experience with regulated frameworks (procurement, data protection, accessibility) is a plus
- Proven project management skills, ideally supported by certifications (e.g. Prince2, PMP, IPMA, HERMES, Agile/Scrum)
- Strong knowledge of project lifecycle management, governance structures, and resource planning
- Experience in technical implementation projects (integration, migration, testing, rollout)
- Familiarity with IT environments in the public sector (identity management, compliance, interoperability)
- Solid risk and change management knowledge
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
- Strong documentation and reporting skills
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills across diverse audiences
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Problem-solving mindset, calm and solution-oriented under pressure
- Ability to build trust and relationships with diverse stakeholders
- Diplomatic and culturally sensitive approach
- Proactive, hands-on, and accountable working style
