Banking IT Infra Project Lead – Delivery & Operations

Marc Ellis; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 720,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Ellis is seeking an IT Project Manager specializing in Infrastructure & IT Services Operations for the banking sector in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The contract role requires PMP certification, strong governance, and experience delivering large-scale infrastructure and ITSM initiatives.

You will manage scope, budgets, and timelines, coordinate with security and compliance teams, and drive reliable, regulatory-compliant IT services across data centers, networks, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• PMP Certification.
• Minimum 7 years of IT Project Management experience.
• Minimum 3 years of Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Proven experience managing Infrastructure, IT Operations, or ITSM projects.
• Strong understanding of banking technology environments.
• Experience managing large-scale infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, deliverables, budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and IT operations projects.
• Oversee implementation of hardware, software, network, cloud, and security solutions.
• Ensure project objectives are achieved within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Lead infrastructure modernization and upgrade initiatives.
• Manage data center, network, server, storage, cloud, and security projects.
• Support IT operations transformation initiatives.
• Drive ITSM process improvements and align with ITIL.
• Manage vendor relationships and project deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

IT Project Management

Banking domain experience

PMP Certification

SAMA compliance

ITIL knowledge

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Arabic language

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

BMC Remedy

Job description

Marc Ellis is seeking an IT Project Manager specializing in Infrastructure & IT Services Operations for the banking sector in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The contract role requires PMP certification, strong governance, and experience delivering large-scale infrastructure and ITSM initiatives.

You will manage scope, budgets, and timelines, coordinate with security and compliance teams, and drive reliable, regulatory-compliant IT services across data centers, networks, and cloud environments.