Senior Infrastructure Project Manager; Server & DC Migration

Position: Senior Infrastructure Project Manager (Server & DC Migration)
At Appex Innovations, we believe in the power of technology to transform healthcare, we believe in being nimble and in continual innovation, we believe that every customer is unique and we believe in listening to our clients. With our deep expertise in the health care domain, solid resource base, constant industry interface and the drive to be the best in the industry, we strive to provide services that re-define health care in the years to come.

The secret to our success is Appex Innovations commitment to our people and our work. We thrive on teamwork, intelligence, and innovation. Our bright and energetic employees, hailing from over different parts of the world, share a passion for leading the way to improved healthcare outcomes. Together we work diligently to add value to our clients.

Job Description
This is a remote position.

We have an opportunity as a  Project Manager (Data Center & Server Migration) .

Location:

Remote (USA) | Toronto, Canada (Future Project Alignment with Canadian Operations)

Duration: 6 Months + Extension (Long-term program)

Project Overview
We are seeking an expert Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a critical, high-visibility Data Center (DC) Migration for a major North American financial institution. This role focuses on the end-to-end server workstream, migrating mission-critical banking workloads from legacy US-based facilities into modernized, hybrid-cloud environments and synchronized Canadian regional hubs.

Core Responsibilities

Migration Strategy & Execution:
Lead large-scale "Migration Waves" (Physical-to-Virtual and Virtual-to-Cloud) for thousands of Windows and Linux servers.

Regulatory Compliance:
Navigate strict financial industry regulations (OSFI, OCC, and NIST) to ensure data sovereignty and security standards are met across US and Canadian borders.

Dependency Mapping:
Oversee complex application discovery and dependency mapping to ensure zero-impact to retail and commercial banking operations.

Governance & Reporting:
Manage the project’s RAID log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions) and present weekly velocity reports to executive steering committees.

Change Management:
Act as the primary owner for high-risk Change Requests (CRs) within an enterprise ITSM environment, ensuring all cutovers meet "Gold Standard" banking requirements.

Vendor & Engineering Liaison:
Facilitate communication between third-party infrastructure partners and internal server/network engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

Industry

Experience:

10+ years of IT Project Management, specifically within Banking or Financial Services.

Migration Expertise:
Must have successfully led at least two full-lifecycle Data Center exits/consolidations for large enterprise environments.

Cross-Border Knowledge:
Familiarity with the operational nuances of managing IT projects that span both US and Canadian jurisdictions (e.g., PIPEDA/Data Residency).

Certifications:

PMP or Prince2 is required; ITIL or Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS) are a significant plus.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Zero High-Priority Incidents:
Ensuring migration cutovers do not result in unplanned downtime for banking services.

Timeline Adherence:
Meeting "Wave" deadlines to avoid costly legacy data center holdover fees.

Regulatory Alignment: 100% pass rate on internal and external infrastructure audits during the migration.

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