Project Manager – Technical (Azure APIM) at Optime-Tech LLC

Project Manager – Technical (Azure APIM)

Chicago, IL ( Onsite)

12+ months

Job Details:

Project Scope:

1. Project Planning & Coordination

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Create detailed project plans, including timelines, resources, milestones, and risks.
• Ensure alignment with business needs and technology strategy.

2. Team Management

• Coordinate between Onshore & Offshore developers, architects, testers, and DevOps teams.
• Assign tasks, track progress, and manage workloads for team members.
• Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives in an Agile environment.

3. Stakeholder Communication

• Communicate regularly with business stakeholders, sponsors, and upper management.
• Manage expectations, providing updates on project status, risks, and issues.
• Collaborate with clients to ensure APIs meet their needs and resolve any concerns.

4. Azure API Strategy & Architecture

• Develop API strategies aligned with Azure's best practices for scalability, security, and performance.
• Work closely with architects to design robust API ecosystems using Azure services such as Azure API Management, Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Apps.
• Ensure the proper use of authentication protocols like OAuth, JWT, and Azure Active Directory.

5. Risk Management

• Identify potential risks (technical, operational, business) and create mitigation strategies.
• Track and manage dependencies across teams, ensuring timely delivery of critical components.

6. Budget Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
• Monitor project expenditures and ensure alignment with allocated budgets.
• Handle procurement of tools and resources for the project.

7. Quality Assurance

• Ensure that APIs adhere to coding standards, performance, and security guidelines.
• Coordinate testing strategies, including automated testing, load testing, and penetration testing.
• Manage the handover of APIs to operational teams for maintenance and support.

8. DevOps Integration

• Oversee CI/CD pipelines for API deployment using Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Ensure seamless integration of APIs into existing infrastructures.
• Monitor API performance and make necessary adjustments to meet SLAs.

Client is looking for a person who has very good Communication skills and clear in articulating the contributions. It would also be nice if the person has got some charisma as there would be a sales angle to it as well. 

Other great to have skills include :

1. Onshore - Offshore coordination 
2. Shift Rostering / Shift management experience 
3. Support & Maintenance Team management 
4. Data & Report creations in terms of creating good presentations / excels /documentations etc. 
5. This would gradually become more like an Engagement Manager than a Project Manager 
6. Previous domain knowledge about Retail / Commerce industry would be nice