Cloud Project Manager

Data Careers; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy is seeking a skilled Cloud Project Manager to oversee complex infrastructure and cloud projects. This permanent, remote position requires a minimum of 5 years' experience in managing technical projects. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in cloud migration, modernisation, and infrastructure management, alongside excellent communication and organisational skills. You will lead projects, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure delivery on time and within budget, contributing to high-quality outcomes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Remote work flexibility

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience delivering complex technical projects to external customers.
• Proven track record in infrastructure and cloud programmes.
• Strong understanding of public cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and cloud projects.
• Act as the primary client-facing contact throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track costs, manage forecasts, and ensure delivery against commercial targets.

Skills

Cloud / Infrastructure projects

SC Clearance

Strong organisational and planning skills

Excellent communication skills

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Cloud Project Manager – Permanent – Location: UK - Remote – Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 (+ benefits)

Skills: Cloud / Infrastructure projects, SC Clearance

We are looking to recruit an SC Cleared Cloud Project Manager for a leading technology consultancy that delivers large-scale infrastructure and cloud transformation programmes for enterprise and public sector clients. They are looking to appoint an experienced Cloud Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex infrastructure and cloud initiatives, including migrations, modernisation, and hybrid cloud programmes.

This is a senior delivery role where you'll take full accountability for end-to-end project outcomes, combining strong technical understanding with robust project management discipline to ensure successful, repeatable, and high-quality client delivery.

This is a remote role with project related travel when required.

The Role

As a Cloud Project Manager, you will own the full project lifecycle - from initiation and planning through to delivery, closure, and handover to support. You'll work closely with technical teams, suppliers, and client stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to budget.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and cloud projects, including cloud migrations, platform modernisation, and deployment initiatives
• Manage multiple concurrent projects of varying size and complexity
• Ensure projects follow structured, repeatable delivery processes that result in positive, referenceable customer outcomes
• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and motivation to project teams and suppliers

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary client-facing contact throughout the project lifecycle
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers across public and private sectors
• Collaborate effectively with internal engineering teams, partners, and third-party vendors
• Support customers through technical and organisational change

Planning & Governance

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, dependencies, resources, and risk management
• Track progress against plans, proactively managing risks, issues, and dependenciesProduce clear and regular status reporting for internal leadership and external stakeholders

Financial Management

• Own project budgets and financial performance
• Track costs, manage forecasts, and ensure delivery against commercial targets

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all deliverables meet quality standards and comply with security and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement by sharing lessons learned and best practice across the delivery community

About You

Essential Experience

• Minimum of 5 years' experience delivering complex technical projects to external customers
• Proven track record delivering infrastructure and cloud programmes, including:
  • Data centre and application migrations
  • Platform modernisation
  • Hybrid cloud implementations
• Strong understanding of traditional infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, virtualisation)
• Good working knowledge of public cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS, including security, identity, and networking concepts
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with experience managing scope, schedules, risks, and resources
• Comfortable producing forecasts, status reports, and formal project documentation
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

Desirable

• Previous hands-on experience in an engineering or technical role
• PRINCE2 and/or Agile / Scrum certifications
• Experience using tools such as MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint