We are currently looking for a Senior Infrastructure Project Leader / Project Manager to lead large-scale and highly complex IT infrastructure projects in a demanding enterprise environment.
This role requires a hands-on and operational project leader who can work extremely close to technical teams on a daily basis. The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with a solid technical infrastructure background and is comfortable operating in complex environments involving systems, networks, cloud, security, Virtualization and containers.
We are specifically looking for professionals with a technical past experience such as System Engineer, Network Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer or Cloud Engineer who later evolved into project management.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure projects in complex enterprise environments
- Define project structure, delivery approach, planning, timelines and budget
- Ensure operational and hands-on project follow-up on a daily basis
- Work very closely with technical teams and infrastructure experts
- Coordinate all stakeholders involved in the project lifecycle
- Organize and lead project meetings, steering committees and reporting activities
- Monitor risks, dependencies, quality, deadlines and budget
- Facilitate communication between technical teams, management and business stakeholders
- Apply Prince2, Agile and ITIL methodologies in project delivery
- Use Jira and Confluence daily for project tracking and documentation
Profile required
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Minimum 8 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Project Management
(strong Medior profiles may also be considered)
- Proven experience managing complex infrastructure environments
- Strong hands-on mindset and operational project management approach
- Ability to work extremely close to technical teams
- Excellent understanding of several infrastructure domains:
- Network
- Systems
- Cloud
- Security
- Virtualization
- Containers
- Databases
- Previous technical background is highly appreciated:
- System Engineer
- Network Engineer
- Infrastructure Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- Mandatory knowledge of:
- Jira
- Confluence
- Prince2
- ITIL
- Strong communication, coordination and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in large and complex environments
Technical environment
Depending on the consultant's expertise and affinity, projects may focus on:
- Infrastructure Systems
- Cloud & Hybrid Cloud
- Network Architecture (LAN/WAN, Cloud Networking, Vnets, Nsgs, Firewalls)
- Security & Security Best Practices
- VMware / Virtualization
- Docker / Kubernetes / AKS / OpenShift
- DevOps environments
- Databases
- SOAP & REST APIs
- SLA Management
Additional knowledge considered a strong asset:
- ATP / Ndr / EDR
- PKI
- Intrusion Detection
- Data Leak Detection
- GCloud environments
Languages
Mandatory professional working proficiency in:
- French
- Dutch
- English
