Freelance Technical Project Manager

Kingfisher Recruitment; Zaventem; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freelance role

Long-term

ASAP start

Stable employer

Partial remote

Permanent option

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruitment is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager for a large Belgian organization. You will own planning, stakeholders and delivery within AppStack, Network Security and Networking in a hybrid enterprise environment.

You will coordinate projects related to middleware, integration, automation, networking and security, ensuring alignment of technical teams and vendors. Proactive governance and secure documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Project Manager in IT infrastructure.
• Strong stakeholder management and diplomacy.
• Broad knowledge of infrastructure, cloud, middleware, integration and security.

Responsibilities

• Own planning, stakeholders and delivery across AppStack, Network Security and Networking.
• Coordinate projects related to middleware, integration, automation, networking and security.
• Translate project lines into plans, milestones and deliverables; monitor with MS Project and Jira.
• Guide technical teams during implementations, migrations and infrastructure changes.
• Ensure governance, documentation, compliance and security requirements; communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

IT Infrastructure Project Management

Stakeholder management

Cloud & security knowledge

Languages: English, Dutch, French

MS Project / Jira

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Our client is a large Belgian organization with an extensive and business-critical IT environment. Within the infrastructure department, work is being done on various strategic programs concerning hybrid cloud, middleware, integration platforms, networking, and cybersecurity.

To further structure multiple infrastructure projects and interdependencies, they are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager who takes ownership of planning, stakeholders, and delivery within the domains of AppStack, Network Security, and Networking.

Here, you assume end-to-end management of multiple complex infrastructure projects within a hybrid enterprise environment.

You coordinate projects related to middleware, integration, automation, networking, and network security, ensuring that technical teams and vendors remain aligned. You translate the various project lines into concrete plans, milestones, and deliverables, and closely monitor these using tools including MS Project and Jira.

You guide technical teams during implementations, migrations, and infrastructure changes, while monitoring schedules, scope, budget, resources, risks, and dependencies.

You organize alignment and synchronization meetings, maintain coherence between different initiatives, and ensure transparent communication with stakeholders and management.

Additionally, you oversee governance, documentation, compliance, and security requirements.

Profiel

• +5y experience as Project Manager in IT-infra
• You are strong in stakeholder management and diplomacy
• Broad technical knowledge of infrastructure, cloud, middleware, integration, and security
• Trilingual environment (English, Dutch & French): you should at least understand (not speak) them at a basic level and master one

Aanbod

• A freelance role within a well-established organisation
• Long-term: until end of 2027 + extendable
• Start ASAP possible
• Stability at a reliable employer & networking opportunities
• +/- 2 days of home working
• Permanent position also possible with complete salary package