Infrastructure & Technology Obsolescence Project Manager

UOB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

6255 UOB Innovation Hub 2 Sdn Bhd is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead technology obsolescence remediation programs. You will drive remediation across servers, databases, cloud, and applications, coordinating upgrades and decommissioning with security, risk, and governance in mind.

The role requires 8–12+ years of experience, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage multiple large-scale initiatives in a regulated enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of IT infrastructure project management experience delivering complex technology transformation.
• Proven experience leading obsolescence remediation, infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong governance, RAID management, budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage infrastructure obsolescence remediation initiatives from planning through closure.
• Deliver projects addressing EOL, EOS, unsupported, and legacy technology risks across environments.
• Define scope, milestones, timelines, resources, and success criteria for remediation efforts.
• Coordinate upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning of obsolete assets while aligning to risk and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as central coordinator among teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure timely remediation.

Skills

IT Infrastructure Project Management

Technology obsolescence remediation

Infrastructure upgrade & migration

Stakeholder management

Communication & facilitation

Budgeting & scheduling

Risk & compliance awareness

Job description

Company: 6255 UOB Innovation Hub 2 Sdn Bhd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long‑term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

Technology Obsolescence Project Delivery

• Lead and manage infrastructure and technology obsolescence remediation initiatives from planning through implementation and closure.
• Deliver projects addressing End-of-Life (EOL), End-of-Support (EOS), unsupported, and legacy technology risks across infrastructure, platforms, databases, middleware, operating systems, cloud, and application environments.
• Define project scope, remediation strategies, milestones, timelines, resource requirements, and success criteria.
• Coordinate technology upgrades, migrations, replacements, modernization activities, and decommissioning of obsolete assets.
• Ensure remediation activities align with business priorities, security requirements, operational resilience objectives, and regulatory expectations.

Obsolescence Portfolio & Dependency Management

• Manage a portfolio of technology refresh and lifecycle remediation initiatives across multiple technology domains.
• Track and coordinate dependencies between infrastructure teams, application owners, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure appropriate sequencing of remediation activities to minimize operational impact and avoid service disruption.
• Monitor technology lifecycle roadmaps and remediation commitments against regulatory and organizational risk reduction targets.
• Maintain visibility of critical milestones, resource constraints, and remediation deadlines.

Risk, Compliance & Control Management

• Identify, assess, and manage risks associated with obsolete infrastructure, unsupported software, and aging technology platforms.
• Drive remediation plans for technology risks arising from EOL/EOS products, vendor support expiration, security vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps.
• Escalate delivery risks, blockers, and decisions requiring management intervention.
• Support governance processes for risk acceptance, mitigation, exception management, and remediation tracking.
• Ensure remediation activities meet internal technology governance, cybersecurity, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder & Governance Management

• Serve as the central coordination point among infrastructure teams, application owners, cybersecurity, architecture, risk management, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate project working groups, steering committee sessions, governance reviews, and executive updates.
• Provide clear communication on remediation status, delivery risks, technology dependencies, and key decisions.
• Build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities to drive timely remediation outcomes.

Vendor & Technology Partner Management

• Engage technology vendors to evaluate upgrade paths, product lifecycle timelines, support models, and modernization options.
• Coordinate vendor-led upgrades, migrations, proof‑of‑concepts, and implementation activities.
• Track vendor commitments, support deadlines, licensing impacts, and delivery schedules.
• Support procurement, budgeting, and contract activities related to technology refresh and obsolescence remediation programs.

Reporting, Governance & Documentation

• Maintain project plans, RAID logs, dependency registers, remediation trackers, and governance documentation.
• Produce regular reporting on technology obsolescence exposure, remediation progress, milestone achievement, and risk reduction outcomes.
• Prepare materials for steering committees, technology risk forums, and senior management reviews.
• Ensure compliance with project management, change management, release management, and operational governance standards.

Transition, Operational Readiness & Closure

• Ensure successful transition of remediated platforms and services into business‑as‑usual support.
• Validate operational readiness, documentation, monitoring, support processes, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Confirm remediation objectives, risk reduction outcomes, and compliance requirements have been achieved.
• Conduct lessons learned sessions and post‑implementation reviews for continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience:

Project & Program Management

• 8–12+ years of IT Infrastructure Project Management experience delivering complex technology transformation, platform refresh, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience leading technology obsolescence remediation, infrastructure upgrade, migration, and lifecycle management projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects within large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of project governance, RAID management, budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, and stakeholder management.

Infrastructure & Technology Domain Knowledge

• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies including servers, storage, networks, operating systems, databases, middleware, virtualization, cloud platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Solid knowledge of technology lifecycle management, including End‑of‑Life (EOL), End‑of‑Support (EOS), product retirement, and vendor lifecycle management.
• Understanding of technology risk management, cybersecurity implications, operational resilience, and regulatory expectations related to obsolete technologies.
• Experience working with technology asset management, infrastructure modernization, and technical debt reduction initiatives.

Stakeholder & Communication Skills

• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with technical teams, senior management, risk and compliance functions, and external vendors.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict‑resolution capabilities.
• Proven ability to present complex technology risks and remediation plans to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate’s age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non‑merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.