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Technical Project Manager

The Role

UST is seeking a highly technical and hands-on Technical Project Manager to lead a team in managing end-to-end networking upgrades for one of the leading healthcare providers in the US. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Project Leadership and Execution:
• Lead and manage the networking upgrade team, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop detailed project plans for networking upgrades, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, and ensure successful execution.
• Utilize your technical background to understand project requirements and provide technical guidance to the team.
• Work as a hands-on technologist when needed, applying technical skills and experience in the development and delivery of upgrade solutions following established methodologies, processes, and practices.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

• Technical Skills & Knowledge:
• Strong background and deep understanding of the healthcare industry.
• Strong background in data management and data warehousing projects, with familiarity with data warehousing and ETL tools, preferably Ab Initio.
• Strong background in AWS infrastructure and related migration projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Microsoft Project).
• Working knowledge of UNIX systems and databases (e.g., DB2, Postgres).
• Expertise in planning and managing networking upgrades, including data encryption and hardware upgrades.
• Ability to assess the impact of upgrades and develop mitigation strategies.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programs related to networking upgrades.
• Knowledge of business intelligence and analytics tools such as Cognos or Tableau.

• Awareness of security standards in data handling.

• Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of IT industry experience, including application system design and implementation.
• Experience in managing ETL and data warehousing projects.
• Experience in the healthcare industry, including knowledge of medical and prescription claims processing, healthcare enrollments, and provider operations.
• Experience in managing projects with multiple release streams, including soliciting business priorities, organizing scope into releases, building roadmaps, managing scope changes, and communicating with leadership and technical teams.
• Experience in managing projects that handle PHI (Protected Health Information) and PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and sensitive data.
• Experience managing technical estimates, including estimation planning and managing the technical team to deliver estimates.

• Experience in building a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities for project/program technical delivery improvements, including process improvements, quality management improvements, knowledge sharing/management improvements, collaboration tool improvements, and program reporting tool improvements.

• Educational Qualifications:

• Required: bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Preferred: master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• PMP certification is mandatory.

Location & Compensation

Role Location: Remote - US

Compensation Range: $88,000-$132,000

Who We Are

Since 1999, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Headquartered in the United States, UST is powered by technology, driven by AI, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Our AI-driven digital solutions, proprietary platforms, engineering, R&D, products, and innovation ecosystem turn core challenges into impactful, disruptive business outcomes. With deep industry knowledge and a future-ready mindset, we infuse expertise, innovation, and agility into our clients’ organizations—delivering measurable value and positive lasting change for them, their customers, and communities around the world. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

Skills

Project Management, Risk Management, Data Privacy, AWS

Benefits

Compensation range: $88,000.00 to $132,000.00 per year

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.