Senior IT infrastructure Project Management

Job Purpose

Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex infrastructure initiatives—including data center, networks, cloud, security, workplace technologies, and disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BCP)—across multiple business units. Own the scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder alignment, while ensuring adherence to engineering and change management standards.

• Translate strategic business outcomes into clear project scope, success criteria, and phased roadmaps.
• Develop integrated project plans, budgets, resource models, and procurement timelines.
• Lead governance activities including steering committees, RAID logs, and stage gates, ensuring traceability from project charter through to benefits realization.

• Lead the successful delivery of initiatives such as:
• Data center builds/migrations, server/storage refresh, hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Network implementations (core, edge, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN), segmentation, OT/IoT connectivity.
• Cloud landing zones, hybrid cloud connectivity, identity integration, and migration planning.
• Security solutions: PAM, EDR, SIEM/SOC, firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection.
• Workplace modernization: M365, Intune/MEM, collaboration tools, VDI.
• Backup and DR orchestration, including resilience and failover testing.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams (Engineering, Security, Applications, Operations, Vendors) with defined RACI models and scheduled change windows.

• Maintain comprehensive RAID registers and lead risk impact assessments with mitigation strategies.
• Enforce change advisory board (CAB) processes, configuration management, and handovers to operations.
• Ensure alignment with ITIL practices and compliance with standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 20000, 27001, 22301) and local regulatory requirements.

• Build and manage business cases, total cost of ownership (TCO), ROI analysis, and Cap Ex/OpEx budgets.
• Manage procurement lifecycle including RFPs, vendor evaluations, SOWs, acceptance criteria, and SLA tracking.

• Set up transparent and consistent project reporting (dashboards, status updates, burndown charts, benefits realization).
• Facilitate executive updates and steering committee decisions; handle stakeholder expectations and escalations.
• Lead cutover planning, go‑live readiness, and transition activities including knowledge transfer to Operations and Service Desk teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• PMP or PMI certification preferred.

• 8–12+ years of experience in IT, with at least 3 years managing mid‑to‑large‑scale infrastructure projects (multi‑site or enterprise‑level).
• Demonstrated successful delivery in at least three of the following domains:
• Data center migration
• Network core/SD‑WAN implementation
• Cloud/hybrid architecture projects
• Security platform rollouts
• Workplace/endpoint modernization
• Disaster recovery and business continuity

• Project Management Tools: MS Project (or equivalent), Jira/Confluence, Service Now/Remedy, Power BI/Tableau.
• Methodologies:
  Waterfall, hybrid, Agile (adapted for infrastructure projects); strong knowledge of change and release management processes.

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Vendor negotiation and contract management.
• Analytical thinking and structured problem‑solving.
• Conflict resolution and facilitation across diverse technical and business teams.