synosonic.com

Senior Technical Project Manager

Location: Brussels or Geel, Belgium
Work mode: Near-site, with regular on-site presence
Engagement: Long-term consultancy assignment
Expected duration: 4 years
Expected start: December, subject to contract award and signature

Synosonic is looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager for a digital solutions programme at a large European public-sector organisation. The work supports systems used for grants, proposal evaluation and audit management.

This is a senior delivery role that combines project leadership with a strong technical background. You’ll coordinate a 5–10 person Agile team and work with business and technical stakeholders to keep delivery on track.

What you’ll do

• Plan and manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risks.
• Lead project planning, estimation, requirements refinement and change control.
• Coordinate a 5–10 person development team in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Work with business managers, technical teams and other stakeholders.
• Prepare roadmaps, work breakdown structures, status reports, dashboards and risk registers.
• Review deliverables and support code quality, security and test coverage.
• Coordinate work across frontend, backend, APIs, databases, cloud deployment and CI/CD.
• Facilitate project meetings and communicate progress, risks and decisions clearly.

What we’re looking for

• A university degree equivalent to EQF Level 7, typically a Master’s degree or five years of higher education.
• At least 15 years of professional IT experience.
• Senior experience managing technical projects or software delivery.
• English or French at B2 level or higher.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and recognised project management methods such as PRINCE2 or PMBOK.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Confluence or SharePoint.
• A broad technical background in enterprise software delivery. Relevant technologies include Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST APIs, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, PostgreSQL or Oracle, WebLogic/JEE, AWS or Azure, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with API security, testing, code quality and software architecture.

Please describe which technologies you have used hands-on and where your experience is in technical delivery oversight.

Assignment details

The assignment requires on-site presence in Brussels or Geel one day per week. Additional on-site attendance may occasionally be requested at short notice. Remote work, where permitted, must be performed from an EU Member State