Technical Project Manager
Job Description
Sopra Steria Canada is looking for a dynamic Technical Project Manager to lead infrastructure and security transformation projects for international clients.
You will act as a trusted advisor to the client, lead a dedicated team of network, security and DevOps engineers, and deliver projects such as firewall modernization, network access control, IPAM, observability, network source of truth and Infrastructure as Code across multiple regions.
Key responsibilities
Delivery
• Manage infrastructure and security transformation projects from initiation to closure.
• Own the planning, quality and budget of at least four projects in parallel.
• Apply Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid methodologies as each project requires.
• Lead a team of engineers toward project goals and remove blockers.
• Ensure the quality of all deliverables.
Governance and stakeholders
• Lead steering committees and present project status to C-level executives.
• Ensure clear communication between stakeholders in an international, multi-region environment.
• Coordinate all stakeholders: client teams, vendors and Sopra Steria leadership.
• Facilitate client workshops to clarify needs, align stakeholders and agree next steps.
• Identify, assess and mitigate risks, and escalate early.
Transition and practice
• Secure the transition from project to operations through documentation, knowledge transfer and formal handover.
• Support the pre-sales team by identifying new opportunities.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Sopra Steria PMO practice by sharing lessons learned.
Key deliverables
• Integrated project plan (updated weekly): planned vs. actual progress, schedule, dependencies, milestones and resources.
• Weekly flash report: status, blockers and next actions for all projects.
• Monthly report: progress per project and region, milestones, risks and decisions required.
• Quarterly business review: plan vs. actual scorecard, business value delivered, risks and next-quarter outlook.
• Transition package (per project): runbooks, playbooks, architecture diagrams, training and handover sign-off.
Who you are
• Dynamic: you take ownership, move fast and keep momentum when priorities shift.
• Curious: you want to learn new technologies, methods and client contexts, and you ask open, clarifying questions before proposing answers.
• Customer-oriented: you understand your client's business goals, build trust and deliver what matters to them.
• Consulting mindset: you listen actively, break problems into simpler parts, test ideas against evidence and challenge with tact before recommending a way forward.
• Facilitator: you run workshops that stay focused, draw out every stakeholder's view without judging it, and close with a clear summary and next steps.
Requirements
Department: Project and Product Management
Function: Information Technology
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level