Senior Technical Project Manager

BrightLeaf Group is a digital transformation firm serving state and local government agencies. The Senior Technical Project Manager will lead complex web development, technical infrastructure, CMS, and maintenance/support projects, overseeing technical delivery, deployments, testing, documentation, and client and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities:

• Provide end-to-end technical project management, from initial proposal and architecture planning to project close and deployment
• Analyze complex project requirements, scope technical solutions, and prepare precise budgets and development schedules
• Exceptional ability to identify technical risks and project bottlenecks early, providing strategic mitigation plans
• Oversee and manage CMS implementations, upgrades, and migrations, acting as the primary project lead for enterprise-level platforms (especially Drupal)
• Coordinate critical infrastructure tasks, including DNS management, domain migrations, SSL certificate provisioning, and hosting environment configurations
• Develop detailed technical plans, monitor development sprints, manage QA testing cycles, and create comprehensive project and system documentation
• Liaise seamlessly with development teams, IT operations, DevOps, clients, and management to ensure technical alignment
• Build trust and close working relationships with clients, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
• Serve as Project Manager for select Employee Experience Platform (EXP) implementations, applying technical project management expertise to oversee application and database integrations alongside the EXP Implementation Consultant

Requirements:

• 5+ recent years of directly relevant technical project management experience, managing technical web development, infrastructure, and support projects in an Agile environment
• Extensive practical experience overseeing CMS projects, with a strong mandatory focus on Drupal (experience with WordPress and other CMS platforms is also highly valued)
• Strong working knowledge of web infrastructure, including DNS management, server environments, web security protocols, and deployment pipelines
• Experience managing the development of government agency websites, web applications, or secure portals
• Understanding of web accessibility standards (Section 508 / WCAG) and secure deployment practices
• Proficiency with Google Analytics, modern PM tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence), and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git version control, and API integrations
• Positive attitude, highly collaborative, friendly, and deadline-driven
• PMI Certification (PMP, PMI-ACP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or formal project management training
• Experience with government contracting environments