Technical Manager

Paradigm Technology is seeking a Technical Manager for our client (Public Utility). This is a one year+ contract and requires being on site in Chattanooga or Knoxville, TN 50%.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic leadership, direction, design, and engineering for infrastructure programs and projects, with a focus on cloud platforms.

Leads teams in developing and implementing strategic solutions; identifies barriers, escalates concerns, and drives resolution of issues affecting schedules and feature commitments.

Regularly communicates program status to management and executives in formal and informal settings. Promotes effective communication within the technology team and across agency groups.

Meets with internal and external customers to define requirements and serves as a liaison among customers, project leaders, corporate organizations, and contractors.

Maintains current knowledge of emerging technologies, architectures, industry trends, and project and program management methodologies.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science or comparable field of study; or equivalent education, training & experience.
• 5 years of information technology experience with several years’ experience in managing projects/programs and technology environments.
• 7+ years working with Azure platform (ADO, data fabric, configuration, redesign, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience delivering an Azure redesign, cloud transformation, landing-zone implementation, large migration, or modernization program.
• Familiarity with AWS equivalents is preferred: IAM, Organizations/Control Tower, VPC, security groups, CloudTrail/CloudWatch, EKS/ECS, ECR, Route 53, and CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Experience managing Windows OS platform
• Strong Kubernetes and container-platform experience, particularly with AKS, ingress/networking, deployment automation, observability, and container security.
• Hands-on knowledge of infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform, plus automated delivery through Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Kubernetes certifications such as CKA/CKS.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to come to Chattanooga or Knoxville office up to 50%

Why Join Paradigm

At Paradigm, integrity drives innovation. You'll collaborate with curious, dedicated teammates, solving complex problems and unlocking immense data value for leading organizations. If you seek a place where your voice is heard, growth is supported, and your work creates lasting business value, you belong at Paradigm.

Learn more at https://pt-corp.com/

Policy Disclosure:

Paradigm maintains a strict drug-free workplace policy. All offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a standard 5-panel drug screen. Please note that a positive test result for any prohibited substance, including marijuana, will result in disqualification from employment, regardless of state laws permitting its use. This policy applies consistently across all positions and locations.

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