IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent tech recruitment consultancy is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Project Manager to oversee the end-to-end delivery of IT infrastructure projects within the banking sector. This role involves collaborating with senior stakeholders and ensuring adherence to the bank's technology strategy. Ideal candidates will have a strong track record in project delivery and experience in banking or financial services. The position offers a hybrid work model, requiring 3 days in London and 2 days remote.

Benefits

Referral reward program

Climate Action Workforce partnership

Qualifications

• Strong track record of successful end-to-end IT Infrastructure project delivery.
• Experience delivering multiple large-scale projects in cloud, data centre, networking, end-user technology, or security.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior business and IT stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver critical technology change initiatives.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Skills

IT Infrastructure project delivery

Cloud and data centre experience

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder engagement

Banking sector experience

Job description

Overview

Infrastructure Project Manager
AVP ( 70k- 80k) / VP ( 90k- 110k)

Hybrid: 3 days per week in London, 2 days WFH

Role synopsis

Our client, a leading international bank with an established London presence, is seeking multiple Project Managers (AVP and VP level) with extensive experience in IT Infrastructure project delivery within the banking sector.

Responsibilities

As an Infrastructure Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful end-to-end delivery of critical technology change initiatives. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to the bank\'s global technology strategy.

Typical Project Areas

• Core banking infrastructure upgrades - hardware modernisation, system resilience and disaster recovery projects.
• Data centre migrations and hybrid cloud transitions (AWS, Azure, private cloud).
• End User Computing refresh programmes - Windows 10/11 upgrades, VDI rollouts, Office 365/M365 migrations.
• Network & security upgrades - WAN/LAN refresh, SD-WAN, firewall/security infrastructure enhancements.
• Cybersecurity initiatives - IAM (Identity and Access Management), SIEM integration, encryption, vulnerability management.
• Infrastructure for regulatory change programmes (e.g. Basel III, MiFID II support).
• DevOps enablement projects - CI/CD pipelines, tooling standardisation.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong track record of successful end-to-end IT Infrastructure project delivery in global environments.
• Experience delivering multiple large-scale projects in areas such as cloud, data centre, networking, end-user technology, or security.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks and global programme structures within banking.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior business and IT stakeholders.
• Banking / Financial services sector experience is highly desired.

We are the longest-established tech recruitment partner to this bank (15 years) and the only one to win a UK supplier award for our recruitment support delivery into this bank.

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a leading independent tech recruitment consultancy in the UK. For every CV sent to clients, we donate 1 to The Born Free Foundation. We are a Climate Action Workforce in partnership with Ecologi. If this role isn\'t right for you, explore our referral reward program with payouts at interview and placement milestones. Visit our website for details. Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.