Mactores - Project Manager - Data Center Migration & Modernization

Mactores; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mactores is seeking a Project Manager to lead a significant Data Center Migration and Modernization project, transitioning workloads and applications to AWS. The ideal candidate will bring extensive project management experience with a strong background in cloud migration.

Responsibilities include planning and executing migration phases, managing teams, and ensuring alignment with cloud adoption frameworks. Key qualifications include 3+ years of data center migration experience and strong AWS cloud service knowledge. Preferred candidates may possess relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience leading data center migration to AWS.
• 5+ years as a Project Manager or Scrum Master with US customers.
• Strong understanding of AWS services and migration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of data center migration to AWS.
• Drive modernization initiatives and maintain project plans.
• Track scope, risks, and deliverables across workstreams.

Skills

Project management expertise

Cloud migration programs

AWS cloud services

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Clockify

Job description

As the Project Manager, you will be responsible to lead a large-scale Data Center Migration and Modernization project focused on transitioning workloads, applications, and infrastructure to AWS.

The ideal candidate will have strong project management expertise, hands‑on experience delivering cloud migration programs, and the ability to coordinate cross‑functional engineering, architecture, security and business teams.

What You Will Do

• Lead end‑to‑end planning and execution of the data center migration to AWS, including assessment, discovery, design, migration waves, and stabilization.
• Drive modernization initiatives including containerization, refactoring, re‑platforming, and automation improvements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, migration wave schedules, RAID logs, communication plans, and status reports.
• Ensure activities align with cloud adoption frameworks, enterprise architecture guidelines, and client business objectives.
• Track scope, priorities, risks, dependencies, delays and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between engineering teams, leadership, and client stakeholders.
• Conduct steering committee meetings, sprint reviews, and technical workstream syncs.
• Align cross-functional teams including cloud architects, network/security teams, DevOps, and application owners.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party integrators involved in migration execution.
• Conduct daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, sprint retrospective meetings.
• Facilitate internal and external architecture discussions, review calls, and document decisions with the teams who work in India and three time zones in the US.
• Proactively create meeting notes, weekly customer presentations, and organize project documents and recorded calls.
• Review and approve employee timesheets, leaves, and perform team calendar management.
• Enable customer success by proactively communicating project status, risks, and requests.
• Take ownership of customer escalations and facilitate the resolution.
• Negotiate the scope changes in the project by producing appropriate project documentation.

What Are We Looking For

• 3+ years of proven experience leading data center migration to AWS.
• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager or Scrum Master with customers in US time zones.
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud services, landing zones, VPC/networking, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, EKS/ECS and migration tools.
• Expertise in using Smartsheet, Jira/Confluence, Clockify.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
• Expertise in managing internal and external teams.
• Strong prioritization and problem-solving skills.

You Will Be Preferred If You Possess

• Experience in cloud migration projects on AWS.
• Solution Architect Associate Certification.
• Professional Scrum Master certification.
• Managing Jira Projects certification.
• Smartsheet Certification.

Life At Mactores

• We care about creating a culture that makes a real difference in the lives of every Mactorian.
• Our 10 Core Leadership Principles that honor Decision‑making, Leadership, Collaboration, and Curiosity drive how we work.