Principal Technical Program Manager

Obaid Tariq

Technical Delivery Lead · Bridging Engineering & Execution · 15+ Years Shipping Complex Systems

“I lead infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and full-stack software delivery for MSP, enterprise, and government clients — equally fluent in PMO governance and system architecture.”

DHA Phase-II, Islamabad, Pakistan (Remote-ready)

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Profile Summary

Governance and architecture, in one seat

Principal Technical Program Manager with 15+ years leading infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and full-stack software delivery for MSP, enterprise, and government clients across North America and Pakistan. Equally fluent in PMO governance and system architecture — conversant in the databases, networks, and engineering tooling behind the programs he runs, not just the Jira board. Leads 15–20 person cross-functional engineering teams from discovery through production, translating technical trade-offs into executive decisions and back again.

Impact

What the track record looks like

15+ yrs

Technical delivery leadership

Across MSP, enterprise, and government environments.

15–20

Person engineering teams

Cross-functional squads led concurrently, discovery to production.

7+

Concurrent platforms

eCommerce, logistics, HRMS, 3D visualization, and mobile in one engagement.

Full PMO

Program ownership

SOWs, risk registers, budgets, executive reporting, governance.

Technical Leadership Areas

Eight areas of proven ownership

01

Technical Program & Portfolio Management

Owns full lifecycle across concurrent client portfolios — SOWs, budgets, risk registers, and executive reporting.

02

Risk, Governance & Executive Reporting

Runs PMBOK-aligned governance, translating delivery risk into decisions executives can act on.

03

Cloud, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Delivery

Directed concurrent MSP transformation programs across North America involving Systems, Network, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Engineers.

04

Network & Server Administration

Designed network specifications and administered Cisco/Juniper router configurations Ministry-wide.

05

Agile / Scrum Leadership at Scale

Scrum Master for government E-Office delivery; configured Jira and Confluence as the tracking backbone.

06

Cross-Functional Engineering Leadership (15–20 FTE)

Led 15–20 person engineering teams shipping scalable, secure software for US and Canadian markets.

07

Enterprise Systems & Database Architecture Awareness

Hands-on background in Oracle RDBMS, SQL Server, and SSRS/SSIS/SSAS reporting pipelines.

08

Vendor, Client & Stakeholder Management

Primary technical liaison between executive leadership, engineering teams, vendors, and clients.

Experience

Fifteen years, reverse chronological

    • Directed end-to-end delivery of concurrent IT infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and backup/DR transformation programs for MSP clients across North America.
    • Owned the full project lifecycle across cross-functional teams of Systems, Network, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Engineers plus Service Desk.
    • Served as primary technical liaison between executive leadership, engineering teams, vendors, and clients.
    • Owned technical delivery across seven concurrent platforms: Magento eCommerce, Laravel order management, Flutter logistics app, 3D visualization, route optimization, and internal HRMS.
    • Partnered directly with engineering leads to align technical feasibility with product roadmaps.
    • Oversaw a 3D design team's rendering and visual-optimization pipeline.
    • Led cross-functional engineering teams of 15–20 to deliver scalable, secure software for US/Canadian markets.
    • Acted as technical translator between engineering teams and client stakeholders.
    • Ran Agile delivery under PMBOK-aligned governance across multiple concurrent client engagements.
    • Served as Scrum Master for the E-Office platform delivery.
    • Administered and configured Jira and Confluence as the technical backbone of program tracking.
    • Designed network specifications and administered Cisco/Juniper router configurations Ministry-wide.
    • Applied Primavera P6 critical path analysis to report project progress and assess risk.
    • Administered a 100+ user Active Directory domain and Exchange Server infrastructure.
    • Built and maintained an HRIS web portal on PHP/MySQL.
    • Built SSRS/SSIS/SSAS reporting solutions for a United Nations Food Inc. engagement.
    • Authored requirements documentation and integrated components for Health Information Management systems.
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Technical Toolkit

Tooling actually used, not listed

Delivery & PM

  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Trello
  • Smartsheet
  • Microsoft Project
  • Primavera P6 8.2

Engineering Background

  • JavaScript
  • Git
  • Oracle RDBMS
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • SSRS/SSIS/SSAS
  • Visual Studio
  • Sublime Text 3

Infrastructure & Systems

  • Network & Server Administration
  • Cisco/Juniper
  • Active Directory
  • Datto RMM
  • Autotask
  • IT Glue
  • Kaseya

Research & Analysis

  • SPSS
  • NVivo

Visual/Design QA

  • Photoshop CC 2019
  • Lightroom
  • Silver Efex Pro2

Education & Certifications

Formal grounding

Master in Project Management

CASE, UET Taxila

2014 – 2017 · CGPA 3.50 · HEC Fee Scholarship

Bachelor's in Computer Sciences

FAST-NUCES, Islamabad

2006 – 2010 · Dean's List 2009

Certifications

  • Effectiveness of Scrum Frameworks in Software Development
  • Advanced Training in Oracle Primavera P6
  • Digital Era Information Transformation
  • Effective Time Management
  • Technical Report Writing
  • Introduction to Project Management

Contact

Open to principal TPM and delivery leadership roles

mobaidtariq@gmail.com(+92) 333-5716026linkedin.com/in/mobaidtariq

DHA Phase-II, Islamabad, Pakistan (Remote-ready)