IFS Cloud Migration Tech Lead (Temporary Role)

Cleaver-Brooks; Thomasville (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleaver-Brooks is seeking a Temporary IFS Cloud Migration Tech Lead to join our Corporate IT Team and work remotely. You will own the day‑to‑day technical direction for a 7‑person team through go‑live and stabilization, coordinating with IT leadership and business stakeholders to meet milestones.

The role requires IFS experience, ERP leadership, and strong collaboration skills, with a focus on on‑time delivery and risk mitigation in a manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• 7-8+ years of ERP experience with at least 1 year leading a large ERP project.
• Hands‑on IFS Cloud experience preferred (Apps 10 or migration).
• Strong communication and collaboration with IT leadership and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical execution of the IFS Cloud migration for go-live and stabilization.
• Coordinate integration testing, system validation, and cutover planning for the December milestone.
• Identify and resolve technical risks, blockers, and dependencies with third‑party vendors/IFS partners.
• Document key technical decisions and migration processes for knowledge continuity.

Skills

IFS Cloud

ERP project leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Manufacturing domain

Education

Bachelor's in IS/Business

Job description

Any salary estimation specified in this job board may or may not be aligned with our organization’s pay philosophy.

We are seeking a Temporary IFS Cloud Migration Tech Lead to join our Corporate IT Team and work remotely.

This position requires an experienced IFS/ERP professional who can quickly step into an active implementation and provide technical leadership through go-live and post-go-live stabilization. The Tech Lead will own the day-to-day technical direction and tasking of a 7-person team (5 System Analysts, 1 Data Analyst, and 1 System Admin) through go-live and post-go-live stabilization.

Job Location: Remote

Department: Information Technology

Reports to: VP of Information Technology

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. All applicants must possess the legal right to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day technical execution of the IFS Cloud migration, including tasking and coordinating a 7-person team (System Analysts, Data Analyst, and System Admin) through go-live and post-go-live stabilization.
• Lead technical coordination for integration testing, system validation, and cutover planning in preparation for the December go-live milestone.
• Identify, escalation and help resolve technical risks and blockers to keep the project on track and on schedule.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager, IT Directors, and business stakeholders to align technical execution with project milestones and business requirements.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors and IFS partners to ensure timely delivery of dependencies and resolution of technical issues.
• Support go-live readiness activities including UAT coordination, system validation, and hypercare planning and execution.
• Document key technical decisions, configurations, and migration processes to ensure knowledge continuity beyond the engagement.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• IFS experience is required, with strong preference for hands‑on IFS Cloud experience. Experience with IFS Apps 10 and/or an Apps 10‑to‑Cloud migration is highly preferred.
• 7-8+ years of ERP experience with at least 1 year leading a large ERP project
• Someone who can own day‑to‑day technical direction and tasking of a 7‑person team through go‑live
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; this person will work directly with IT leadership and business stakeholders
• Manufacturing experience is a plus

Who Is Cleaver‑Brooks

Cleaver‑Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler/burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network’s ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training, and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we are the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They will also mention that our unique single‑source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe, and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver‑Brooks continues a 90+ year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgement, to be proper.

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