Job Title – Senior Technical Project Manager
Location : Irving, TX (Onsite 3 days a week – Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Pay Rate : $70-75 / hr
Employment Status : W2
Introduction
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Project Manager to lead large-scale infrastructure and cloud-based IT initiatives. This individual will play a critical role in driving the successful delivery of complex projects, including data center modernization, cloud migrations, backup and disaster recovery, and enterprise system transitions. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with strong communication skills and the ability to drive results without direct authority.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Must-have qualifications that candidates must meet to be considered :
- 10+ years of IT project management experience, with at least 5+ years focused on infrastructure or cloud-related projects.
- Proven experience in delivering cloud migration initiatives (e.g., lift-and-shift, database upgrades / refactoring).
- Strong understanding of backup and disaster recovery strategy planning and implementation.
- Experience managing infrastructure rollouts (e.g., networking, virtualization, servers, and storage).
- Full understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and infrastructure project lifecycles.
- Strong organizational, negotiation, mediation, and leadership skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Agile experience with the ability to adapt to varying delivery methods.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship needed at any time.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Nice-to-have skills that would make a candidate more competitive but are not required :
Experience working in hybrid IT environments (on-prem and cloud-based systems).PMP certification.Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM), endpoint management, and infrastructure security controls.Experience using tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.Understanding of ITIL, DevOps, and CI / CD environments.Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Lead and deliver three or more concurrent large-scale infrastructure / cloud projects across cross-functional teams.Plan and coordinate initiatives such as software migrations, disaster recovery planning, and infrastructure transformations.Act as the central point of coordination among engineering, architecture, DevOps, cybersecurity, and business teams.Develop and manage project documentation, including schedules, budgets, risk registers, and status reports.Proactively handle scope changes, risk mitigation, and dependency tracking.Facilitate project planning sessions and regular sync meetings with stakeholders.Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors, technical leads, and operational staff to ensure alignment and execution.Support compliance activities including audits and internal controls as needed.TECH
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