Infrastructure Project Manager

Cognizant; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Milwaukee seeks an experienced Infrastructure Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure initiatives, including data center builds, cloud migrations, network upgrades, and DR/BCP programs.

You will own end-to-end delivery, manage scope, schedule, and budget, coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure projects meet objectives and compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of infrastructure project management experience.
• Proven delivery of data center, network, server, storage, or cloud initiatives.
• PMP certification required.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of infrastructure projects including data center builds and cloud migrations.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, security, procurement, operations, and vendors.
• Develop project plans, status reports, governance materials, and executive updates.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and roadblocks to ensure successful outcomes.
• Ensure infrastructure projects align with standards, compliance requirements, and objectives.
• Drive project governance, resource planning, and change management activities.
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain effective communication with business and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

PMP certification

Job description

About the role

As an Infrastructure Project Manager, you will make an impact by leading the successful delivery of complex infrastructure initiatives, including data center builds, cloud migrations, network upgrades, server and storage deployments, and disaster recovery programs. You will collaborate closely with engineering, security, procurement, and vendor teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives. You will be a valued member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team working collaboratively with the Senior Manager.

In this role, you will

• Own end-to-end delivery of infrastructure projects including data center builds, cloud migrations, network upgrades, server and storage implementations, and DR/BCP initiatives.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, security, procurement, operations, and external vendors.
• Develop project plans, status reports, governance materials, and executive-level updates.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and roadblocks to ensure successful outcomes.
• Ensure infrastructure projects align with organizational standards, compliance requirements, and operational objectives.
• Drive project governance, resource planning, and change management activities.
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain effective communication with business and technical stakeholders.

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• 8 or more years of experience managing infrastructure-related projects in enterprise environments.
• Proven experience delivering data center, network, server, storage, or cloud transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies including data center operations, networking, and cloud platforms.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, vendors, and stakeholder expectations.
• PMP certification required.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

These will help you stand out

• Experience leading large-scale cloud migration programs.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and business continuity planning initiatives.
• Knowledge of infrastructure governance, security, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in highly matrixed enterprise environments with global teams.
• Exposure to Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.