Senior Technical Project/Program Manager — Defense and Public Programs
Apex.AIAI & company
Munich, GermanySenior
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About the role
TL;DR
Lead technical projects for defense and public sector software development.
- •Lead software projects for defense and public-sector organizations, focusing on modernizing defense systems with a strong emphasis on European technological sovereignty and interoperability.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead defense and public-sector software projects from initiation through iterative delivery.
- •Define and refine project scope with customers and engineering teams.
- •Translate operational needs into actionable technical work packages and delivery priorities.
- •Coordinate engineering execution across internal teams and external partners.
- •Manage schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and contractual commitments.
- •Requirements Several years of experience leading technically complex, iterative projects.
- •Proven experience in defense, public-sector technology, robotics, embedded software, aerospace, or comparable environments.
- •Strong technical understanding of distributed software systems.
- •Fluent German and English.
- •Eligibility to obtain security clearance.
Required skills
Project ManagementCI/CDKubernetesDockerGitLinuxJiraConfluenceREST APIgRPC
Domain expertise
defensegovernmentaerospace
Tech stack
GitLinuxJiraConfluenceREST APIgRPCPythonJavaScriptC++CI/CDDockerKubernetes