N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses across the globe create next-generation software products. Founded in 2002, we unite 2,700+ tech-savvy professionals across 40+ countries, working on impactful projects for industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Our expertise spans cloud, data, AI/ML, embedded software, IoT, and more, driving digital transformation across finance, manufacturing, telecom, healthcare, and other industries. Join N-iX and become part of a team where your ideas make a real impact.
We are seeking a highly collaborative, technically adept Senior Program Manager to lead a massive portfolio migration from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. This program encompasses 20 distinct applications (19 .Net-based, 1 Java) distributed across 5 cross-functional engineering teams.
Because this program operates horizontally without dedicated Project Managers for individual teams, you will interface directly with Tech Leads, the Principal Architect, and Client Stakeholders. You must possess the technical acumen to understand architectural context, dependencies, and engineering constraints, combined with standard program management excellence to drive execution, manage risks, and ensure seamless delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Governance & Execution:
- End-to-End Delivery: Own the overarching migration roadmap, aligning timelines, milestones, and deliverables across all 5 engineering streams.
- Dependency Management: Proactively identify, track, and resolve cross-team and technical dependencies inherent to migrating 20 interconnected applications.
- Risk Mitigation: Establish a robust risk management framework; anticipate bottlenecks, escalate critical blockers, and orchestrate recovery plans.
- Resource & Capacity Alignment: Monitor velocity across the 5 teams, ensuring balanced workloads and shifting focus based on migration priorities.
- Status & Metrics Reporting: Define, track, and report on key program health metrics (e.g., migration velocity, budget tracking, wave readiness) to leadership and external stakeholders.
Stakeholder & Technical Integration (Role-Specific)
- Direct-to-Tech Collaboration: Drive alignment directly with Team Tech Leads and the Principal Architect without an intermediary project management layer.
- Client Management: Serve as the primary operational point of contact for client stakeholders, managing expectations, communicating changes, and building trust.
- Contextual Decision Making: Leverage technical understanding to evaluate architectural trade-offs, constructively challenge estimates, and triage technical risks alongside engineering leadership.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Program Scale: 5+ years of Program Management experience, with a proven track record of successfully managing multi-team, multi-application portfolios.
- Strong Technical Background (Mandatory): Hands-on experience in software engineering / QA / DevOps / architecture, or a related technical role is required.
- Cloud Migration Background: Direct experience leading cloud migration initiatives (preferably large-scale on-prem to AWS migrations).
- Flat Structure Comfort: Proven ability to drive delivery in environments without subordinate project managers, working directly with execution teams.
Technical Acumen
- Technical Context: Strong conceptual understanding of modern software architecture, cloud-native patterns, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Ecosystem Familiarity: Ability to comfortably speak the language of engineering teams working with .NET framework/.NET Core and Java application stacks.
- AWS Frameworks: Familiarity with AWS migration frameworks (e.g., AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), 7 R's strategy) is a significant plus.
Core Competencies:
- Exceptional Communication: Ability to translate complex technical blockers into business impact for clients, and business goals into actionable contexts for tech leads.
- Influencing Without Authority: Exceptional leadership skills to rally self-organizing technical teams around unified program milestones.
Working Relationships:
- Reports To: Director of Delivery / VP of Engineering
- Key Partners: Principal Architect, 5 Technical Team Leads, Client Product Owners & Executive Sponsors.
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Skills Required
- 5+ years of Program Management experience managing multi-team, multi-application portfolios
- Direct experience leading cloud migration initiatives
- Experience with large-scale on-premises to AWS migrations
- Ability to drive delivery in flat structures without subordinate project managers
- Strong conceptual understanding of modern software architecture, cloud-native patterns, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code
- Familiarity with .NET/.NET Core and Java application stacks
- Familiarity with AWS migration frameworks (e.g., AWS MAP, 7 R's)
- Exceptional communication and ability to translate technical blockers into business impact
- Ability to influence without authority and rally self-organizing teams
What We Do
N-iX is a global software solutions and engineering services company that helps world’s leading organizations turn challenges into lasting business value, operational efficiency, and revenue growth using advanced technology. Whether you need to build a custom solution, modernize your digital product or acquire extra tech expertise - we have the experience and capabilities to ensure your success. With over 2,000 professionals in 25 countries across Europe and the Americas, N-iX offers expert solutions in cloud, data analytics, embedded software, IoT, AI, machine learning, and other tech domains. Being in business for over two decades, we have worked with dozens of industry-leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies creating value across a wide variety of sectors, including finance, manufacturing, supply chain, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Our unique combination of business domain expertise and technical know-how enables us to effectively collaborate with ISVs, tech companies, and enterprises of all sizes. Thanks to the strong tech ecosystem and partnerships with AWS, GCP, Microsoft, SAP, OpenText, Snowflake, and others, we bring extra speed, scale and efficiency to more than 160 organizations across the globe. N-iX is recognized by numerous industry awards, such as CRN Solution Provider 500, Global Outsourcing 100 by IAOP, ISG Provider Lens™, Modern Application Development services providers by Forrester, etc
