Principal Technical Program Manager

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Nov 11, 2026

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Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

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TL;DR · Principal Technical Program Manager

The Principal, Technical Program Manager coordinates program reviews for the Customer Data Platform, focusing on feature delivery, platform scalability, and performance improvements. You will manage program roadmaps, track milestones against objectives, and facilitate working sessions with engineers to define technical approaches and delivery plans. Key responsibilities include analyzing system behavior for risks related to latency and reliability, managing change processes for controlled rollouts, and translating business requirements into structured activities. You will utilize technologies including Java, J2EE, Struts, Spring Core, XML, JMS, REST, and SOAP web services. Required skills involve designing enterprise software systems using Service Oriented Architecture, creating architectural diagrams in MS Visio, and utilizing tools like JIRA, Rally, and SQL for Oracle and DB2 databases to support complex retail and marketing workflows.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?

Median $174950 from 55 postings across 11 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Coordinate program reviews focused on feature delivery, platform scalability, risk tracking, and performance improvement.
  • Develop and execute program roadmaps and schedules across multiple feature development workstreams.
  • Track progress through defined cadences and report status against milestones to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Identify development challenges and ensure alignment with system architecture, data models, and integration requirements.
  • Analyze system behavior and performance metrics to identify risks related to availability, latency, and reliability.
  • Support change management activities to enable controlled rollout of platform features and release readiness.
  • Translate business requirements into structured program activities aligned with platform capabilities and technical constraints.
  • Coordinate dependencies across teams and systems while tracking risks and issues to support delivery timelines.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Management of Technology, or related area and 6 years of post-bachelor’s experience in engineering or program management.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Management of Technology, or related area and 3 years of post-bachelor’s experience in engineering or program management.
  • Experience designing and supporting enterprise software systems integrated with a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
  • Experience creating sequence, context, data flow, process, and architectural diagrams using tools like MS Visio.
  • Experience designing end-to-end technical solutions across third-party enterprise software and custom-built applications.
  • Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments supporting high-volume external customers and internal users.
  • Experience working with Java and enterprise technologies including J2EE, Struts, Spring Core, MDB, XML, JMS, JDBC, JAXB, REST, and SOAP.
  • Experience with relational databases including Oracle and DB2, and writing SQL for application development and data analysis.

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