Project Manager /Application Migration Lead (Data centres)

Adactin; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adactin Group is seeking an experienced Migration Lead to deliver complex data center and application migration initiatives. This role will focus on end-to-end planning, execution, and coordination, including managing application portfolios and working closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure successful, low-risk transitions.

Looking for someone with hands-on DC migration experience; targeting 300 application migrations within 1.5 years. Tech stack: VMware migration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Senior PM, Migration Lead, or Technical PM with large-scale data migration.
• Experience managing complex application portfolios and migration roadmaps.
• Strong skills in risk, issue, dependency, and governance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of complex data centre and application migrations.
• Develop and manage detailed migration strategies, plans, schedules and roadmaps.
• Manage application portfolios, migration dependencies, sequencing and priorities.
• Coordinate internal technology teams, business stakeholders and external vendors.
• Lead migration readiness, cutover planning, execution and post-migration activities.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies and interdependencies.
• Ensure migration activities align with project timelines, governance and business requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and regular project/migration meetings with key stakeholders.
• Track progress, milestones, deliverables and provide clear status reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing, validation, rollback planning and transition to operational teams.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, governance and change management processes are followed.
• Proactively resolve migration issues and drive successful outcomes across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Senior PM

Migration Lead

Technical PM

Migration portfolios

Migration roadmaps

Migration planning

Cutover planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk governance

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Job description

Adactin Group is a 100% Australian-owned global IT consulting company, headquartered in Sydney. We are a trusted technology partner helping organizations drive end-to-end digital transformation through our deep expertise in Microsoft and AWS ecosystems, AI-powered Digital Engineering, and future-ready Quality Assurance.

Our managed delivery approach, backed by domain expertise, ensures successful outcomes for every project. At Adactin, we believe in the power of our people. We foster a dynamic and supportive environment where your career can grow alongside exciting projects that shape the future of technology. Join us, and be part of a team committed to innovation, excellence, and making a difference

We are seeking an experienced Migration Lead to deliver complex data center and application migration initiatives. This role will focus on end-to-end migration planning, execution, and coordination, including managing application portfolios and working closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure successful, low-risk transitions.

looking at someone who has hands on experience with DC migration, and they are looking at 300 application migration within 1.5 years.

Tech Stack : VM Ware migration

Details of migration i.e. database, Application, infra etc - All

If infra – is it Microsoft or AWS – Mostly Microsoft

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of complex data centre and application migrations.
• Develop and manage detailed migration strategies, plans, schedules and roadmaps.
• Manage application portfolios, migration dependencies, sequencing and priorities.
• Coordinate internal technology teams, business stakeholders and external vendors.
• Lead migration readiness, cutover planning, execution and post-migration activities.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies and interdependencies.
• Ensure migration activities align with project timelines, governance and business requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and regular project/migration meetings with key stakeholders.
• Track progress, milestones, deliverables and provide clear status reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing, validation, rollback planning and transition to operational teams.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, governance and change management processes are followed.
• Proactively resolve migration issues and drive successful outcomes across multiple workstreams.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager, Migration Lead or Technical Project Manager.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex application portfolios and migration roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of migration planning, cutover, transition and business continuity.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical teams, vendors and stakeholders.
• Strong risk, issue, dependency and project governance management skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in complex technology environments.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive delivery across cross-functional teams.