AWS Infrastructure Project Manager

TEKsystems; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short/Long-term disability

HSA

PTO

Job summary

TEKsystems is hiring for a Contract Program Manager in Charlotte, NC. You will oversee end-to-end management of complex programs across multiple departments, combining Agile Scrum Master and Waterfall governance to deliver integrated project portfolios.

This hybrid role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking progress, and ensuring governance alignment. The position emphasizes cloud transformation with a strong AWS focus, JIRA and Microsoft tools, budget oversight, and resource

Qualifications

• Experience leading and delivering large, complex programs across multiple departments.
• Strong PMO governance and standards experience.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of programs and ensure on-time delivery.
• Lead and manage program efforts including updates, tracking, escalations.
• Remove impediments to enable team delivery and progress.
• Execute PMO tasks for governance and standards compliance.
• Align resources to key project roles and define responsibilities.

Skills

Program management

Agile

Cloud strategy

Risk management

Resource planning

Executive reporting

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

OneNote

Job description

Top Skills:

On-premises to AWS migrations

AWS modernization and

infrastructure transformation initiatives

Cloud-to-cloud migrations

Application and

infrastructure hosting strategies within AWS

Hybrid cloud deployments

integrating on-prem and AWS environments

Role Details:

• Responsible for end-to-end management and delivery and tracking for programs of high complexity across multiple departments within a single business unit. Facilitates Agile Scrum Master and Waterfall service deliveries, leads and directs the Program efforts that are functionally aligned. Responsible for the end-to-end integration of various projects within those programs under these initiatives in order to deliver the holistic program of projects, the position specific responsibilities include:
• Manages Portfolio of Programs
• Leads and manages program efforts including regular updates, tracking, escalations and other program management related tasks.
• Removes impediments to the ability of the team to deliver and is keenly focused on the activities and progress of the service delivery team.
• Executes PMO related tasks for Program standards and governance to ensure policies and best practices are followed through the portfolio of programs.
• Timeline and Budget/Expenses
• Obtain and align resources to key project roles; establish clearly defined responsibilities and accountabilities
• Process improvements and change management
• JIRA
• Expertise with Microsoft products: PowerPoint, Project, Excel, OneNotes, etc.
• Oversight/Manage/Lead project execution, integration, and implementation
• Risk Management and Mitigation Planning
• Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and cloud transformation projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and implementation through project closure.
• Manage complex infrastructure initiatives involving servers, operating systems, middleware, databases, networking, and cloud environments.
• Drive large-scale cloud migration projects, with a strong focus on AWS public cloud environments, including:
• Partner with cloud engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, application, and operations teams to coordinate successful delivery of cloud-based solutions.
• Manage server lifecycle initiatives, including:
  • Server migrations (on-prem to on-prem, on-prem to cloud, and cloud-to-cloud)
  • End-of-Life (EOL) and End-of-Support (EOS) remediation
  • Server provisioning and deployment (Windows and Linux environments)
  • Server decommissioning and data center exits
• Possess sufficient infrastructure and cloud knowledge to effectively manage project timelines, dependencies, risks, and resource planning without serving in an engineering or administrator capacity.
• Understand how core infrastructure components interact across cloud and on-prem environments, including servers, middleware, databases, storage, applications, and network services.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, executive reporting, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure compliance with financial services governance, including risk management, audit requirements, security controls, change management, and regulatory standards.
• Facilitate technical discussions, manage dependencies, and resolve cross-functional issues among infrastructure, cloud, security, networking, and application teams.
• Manage project communications, including executive-level updates, stakeholder briefings, and program status reporting.
• Ensure operational readiness, knowledge transfer, and successful transition of delivered solutions to support and operations teams.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Charlotte, NC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Charlotte,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.