Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of middleware/integration development projects, from requirements and solutioning through development, testing, deployment, and production stabilization.
• Manage projects involving webMethods, APIs, ESB, application integration, messaging, file-based integrations, and enterprise middleware platforms.
• Own project planning, scope, schedule, resource allocation, dependencies, milestones, and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with application, middleware, database, infrastructure, security, QA, DevOps, and business teams to ensure seamless delivery.
• Drive requirements analysis, solution discussions, technical design reviews, development, SIT/UAT, release and deployment activities.
• Track project risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and escalations and ensure timely resolution.
• Establish project governance, including status reporting, RAID tracking, MoM, action tracking, steering committee updates, and executive reporting.
• Manage customer and stakeholder expectations and act as the primary delivery point of contact.
• Work with technical leads and architects on solutioning, estimation, effort planning, technology adoption, and technical feasibility.
• Support preparation of proposals, RFP/RFI responses, SoWs, estimates, project plans, and delivery models.
• Monitor project financials, resource utilization, budget, forecast, and commercial commitments.
• Ensure adherence to organizational processes, SDLC, quality standards, security requirements, and change/release management processes.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, modernization, and platform optimization.
• Lead production releases, hypercare, stabilization, and transition to support/operations.
• Mentor project team members and promote effective collaboration and delivery discipline.

Required Technical Understanding

The candidate should have working knowledge of:

• webMethods / Middleware / ESB
• Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
• REST/SOAP APIs and API integration
• Database and application integration
• Microservices and integration architecture
• CI/CD and DevOps concepts
• Cloud and hybrid integration environments
• SDLC, Agile/Scrum and ITIL processes
• Application deployment and production support processes

Note: The PM does not necessarily need to be a hands-on webMethods developer, but should be technically strong enough to understand architecture, dependencies, estimates, delivery risks, technical discussions, and integration issues.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in project/delivery management.
• Experience managing middleware, integration, application development, or enterprise platform projects.
• Experience working with enterprise customers and multiple technology teams.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong experience in project governance, risk management, planning and reporting.
• Experience managing distributed teams and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• PMP / Agile / Scrum certification would be an advantage