Program Manager ( Infrastructure/ DC/ Cloud Migration)

IT Associates; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 96,432 - 117,096; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

IT Associates is seeking a Program Manager to support large-scale data center migrations and modernization initiatives. The role focuses on project planning, risk management, and executing technical projects related to VMware and cloud migrations.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of project management experience and a strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure. This position offers a mostly remote work arrangement with office presence required once a month in Dallas.

Compensation is competitive, ranging from $70.00 to $85.00 hourly, with additional benefits after a waiting period.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing technical infrastructure or data center migration projects.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure components.
• Proven success leading complex infrastructure modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical project planning for data center migration.
• Coordinate activities across Open Systems Engineering teams.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with architects and vendors.

Skills

Project management

Cloud migrations

Risk management

Communication skills

VMware and virtualization

Education

10+ years of experience in project management

PMP or equivalent certification

Job description

• 12 month + contract with hire possibility
• Mostly Remote with 1 week/ month in the office in Dallas ( expenses paid for non-locals to Greater Dallas area)
• Client is a billion dollar Managed Serviced Provider / Co-lo.
• Exp working with multiple workstreams
• Multi workstream program management experience with a focus on cloud migrations. AWS is preferred. This role will focus on VMware to AWS migration (6000 VDIs)

The Program Manager will support a large‑scale data center migration, environment separation, and greenfield implementation of distributed or Open Systems, AD, Windows, Citrix, network, VMware, and cloud modernization initiatives. This role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing infrastructure‑centric workstreams while collaborating closely with a team of 3–4 project managers, technical leads, and client stakeholders.

The TPM ensures structured execution, risk management, and senior executive level reporting for complex technical projects spanning servers, storage, networking, VMware virtualization, and cloud migration. This position requires hands‑on technical understanding, strong coordination skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical project planning, scheduling, RAID tracking, and delivery execution for data center migration
• Coordinate activities across Open Systems Engineering teams and Technical Managers including technologies such as compute, storage, networking, and VMware.
• Create and maintain Project governance, reporting cadence, and integration across multiple PMs and technical leads.
• Manage scope, risks, dependencies, and change control
• Ensure adherence to project management best practices, change management processes, and delivery methodologies.
• Provide clear, executive‑level status reporting to both client leadership and internal management.
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration with architects, operations, security, and external vendors.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Project management including experience in managing technical infrastructure or data center migration projects.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure components: Windows Servers, Active Directory, Citrix, Networking and connectivity, VMware and virtualization platforms, and Cloud
• Previous work within a IT outsourcing or Managed Services Provider (MSP) environment strongly desired.
• Proven success leading complex infrastructure modernization efforts, including: Data center Greenfield builds, migrations to Cloud, transformation initiatives. Any experience with mainframe projects will be great to have
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present at the senior management level.
• Strong proficiency in risk management, change management, and structured delivery frameworks.
• Understanding of ITIL and ITSM principles would be needed
• PMP or equivalent project certification beneficial but not required.

The anticipated hourly rate range for this position is ($70.00-85.00), during the contract period. Actual hourly rate will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, retirement and/or other benefits are available after a waiting period.