Project Manager - IT Infrastructure

Location

Secunderabad | India

Job description

Job Description

Serving as the project manager responsible for managing and coordinating the design and development of IT Infrastructure components on various global projects, as well as supporting and coordinating internal IT teams in maintaining and improving all aspects of the current IT Infrastructure. This includes coordinating work with the internal business SMEs assigned to the project, the project leadership team, including the Program Manager, and the IT team. Liaising with and developing partnerships between the end-user teams within each department to ensure mutual support and effective communications throughout the project lifecycle and coordinating and tracking the IT Infrastructure testing activities. Maintaining project plans as required by this phase of the project and managing tasks and resources associated with the phase. Developing project tracking and reporting on project milestones and providing status updates to the Program Manager. Create and facilitate training and professional development if needed. Overseeing change management in partnership with the business. Assigning tasks and providing mentorship and guidance to team members. Perform risk management to minimize project risks. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and repository of IT Infrastructure information. Facilitate meetings, and prepare agenda and meeting minutes.

Primary Responsibilities and Activities

• Ensuring effective delivery of project to agreed scope, time and budget, meeting stakeholder requirements
• Ensuring IT Infrastructure requirements and delivery for various competing projects are coordinated and synchronized
• Ensuring that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives
• Scheduling project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks
• Assigning duties to project personnel
• Providing leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle and confer with project staff to outline work plan
• Adhering to Project procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and allotment of available departmental resources to various project phases
• Ensuring all project documentation is kept up to date, adhering to defined procedures and guidance standards
• Assessing project risks and raising
• Forecasting and monitoring project cost and putting control in pace to ensure project is well delivered under budget
• Implementing project communication plan including setting up and managing regular project reporting
• Monitoring project activities, ensuring the accuracy, quality and integrity of the information.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business information systems (IS), computer science or related field, or equivalent related IT Infrastructure experience. PM training and certification requirement

Experience

• Five or more years of proven experience of successfully delivering IT Projects to Time, Cost, and Quality with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
• Two or more years of experience in developing, testing and delivering IT Infrastructure hardware, software, networks and data solutions in support of IT services
• Three years successfully managing IT Infrastructure implementation projects
• Knowledge and Skills
• Proven knowledge and application of a standard project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major defined PM approaches (for example, PMI, Prince2, APM or Agile)
• Significant knowledge of project planning/scheduling tools, with solid track record of practical application
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills expertise in setting and managing customer expectations
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence
• Ability to support a tactical resource plan by mapping future demand to forecast project completions in the project portfolio

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The information about this job description given above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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