IT Infrastructure Project Manager (Data Center)

IT Infrastructure Project Manager (Data Center):

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of enterprise Data Center Rebuild projects. (Lead the deployment and commissioning of new data center infrastructure.)
• Coordinate civil, facilities, electrical, HVAC and IT infrastructure activities with Facilities and external contractors.
• Develop project plans, schedules, resource plans, budgets, RAID logs, and governance documentation.
• Coordinate infrastructure migration activities across multiple technical teams.
• Manage end-to-end server, storage, network, virtualization, and application migration projects.
• Plan and execute data center relocation, consolidation, and modernization initiatives.
• Coordinate infrastructure cutover activities to minimize production downtime.
• Work closely with Manufacturing IT, Business Application teams, Security, Facilities, and external vendors.
• Ensure project milestones, timelines, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, and issue resolution.
• Lead change management and infrastructure release planning.
• Oversee vendor delivery, installation, commissioning, and acceptance testing. (Manage multiple infrastructure vendors, system integrators, and contractors to ensure timely delivery, quality, and contractual compliance.)
• Ensure compliance with IT governance, cybersecurity, and corporate standards.
• Coordinate Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BCP) planning and testing.
• Provide regular project status updates to senior management and steering committees.

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Required Technical Skills

Infrastructure

• Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure
• VMware vSphere / ESXi
• Server & Storage Infrastructure
• Enterprise Networking fundamentals
• Backup & Disaster Recovery concepts

Data Center

• Data Center Migration
• Data Center Rebuild / Refresh
• Infrastructure Migration
• High Availability (HA)
• Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Business Continuity (BCP)
• Capacity Planning
• Cutover Planning

Project

• End-to-End Project Management

• Infrastructure Migration

• Vendor Management

• Budget Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Risk & Issue Management

• Change Management

• Executive Reporting

• Project Governance

• Windows Server

• Linux

• Hyper-V

• Active Directory

• DNS/DHCP

• Microsoft 365

• Azure AD

• Cisco Routing

• Cisco Switching

• VPN

• Wireless

• Load Balancer

• Rack & Stack

• P2V

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Project Management Skills

• End-to-End Project Management

Infrastructure Migration

• Data Center Migration
• Budget Management
• Vendor Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Resource Planning
• Executive Reporting
• Cutover Planning
• Migration Planning
• Issue Management
• Project Governance

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Preferred Experience

• 8+ years of IT Infrastructure experience.
• Minimum 5 years managing enterprise infrastructure or data center projects.
• Experience delivering Data Center Migration, Data Center Refresh, or Data Center Rebuild initiatives.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or semiconductor environments.
• Experience managing projects involving 24×7 production environments.
• Experience coordinating multiple vendors and system integrators.