Project Manager (Data Center Migration & Modernization)

Mactores; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of collaboration

Career growth opportunities

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

A trusted leader in data solutions is seeking a Project Manager in Mumbai to lead large-scale data center migrations to AWS. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, particularly with cloud migration, and demonstrate expertise in AWS services. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure project alignment with business objectives. This is an opportunity to contribute to significant digital transformations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience leading data center migration to AWS.
• 5+ years as a Project Manager or Scrum Master with US timezone customers.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services like EC2, RDS, S3, and EKS/ECS.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of data center migration to AWS.
• Develop and maintain project plans and schedules.
• Serve as primary point of contact between teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management expertise

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Negotiation skills

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Clockify

Job description

Mactores is a trusted leader among businesses in providing modern data platform solutions. Since 2008, Mactores have been enabling businesses to accelerate their value through automation by providing End-to-End Data Solutions that are automated, agile, and secure. We collaborate with customers to strategize, navigate, and accelerate an ideal path forward with a digital transformation via assessments, migration, or modernization.

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 timezones 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, 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 timezones.
• 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 posses

• 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.

1. Be one step ahead

2. Deliver the best

3. Be bold

4. Pay attention to the detail

5. Enjoy the challenge

6. Be curious and take action

7. Take leadership

8. Own it

9. Deliver value

10. Be collaborative

We would like you to read more details about the work culture on https://mactores.com/careers

The Path to Joining the Mactores Team

At Mactores, our recruitment process is structured around three distinct stages:

Pre‑Employment Assessment

You will be invited to participate in a series of pre‑employment evaluations to assess your technical proficiency and suitability for the role.

Managerial Interview

The hiring manager will engage with you in multiple discussions, lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, to assess your technical skills, hands‑on experience, leadership potential, and communication abilities.

HR Discussion

During this 30-minute session, you'll have the opportunity to discuss the offer and next steps with a member of the HR team.

At Mactores, we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all of our employment practices, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws. This policy extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, compensation, promotions, transfers, disciplinary action, layoff, training, and social and recreational programs. All employment decisions will be made in compliance with these principles.

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