Senior Infrastructure Delivery Leader | Programs & Governance

The Judge Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group in Chicago seeks an experienced Senior Infrastructure Program Manager to lead the delivery of large-scale infrastructure and technology initiatives. You will drive governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

With 7+ years in program or project management, you will oversee complex programs across servers, storage, networking, databases, and middleware, using Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid approaches,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Program or Project Management experience leading large-scale infrastructure and technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex infrastructure programs involving servers, storage, networks, databases, middleware, and enterprise technology platforms.
• Own project planning, execution, governance, budgeting, resource management, and status reporting.
• Establish project governance, define milestones and deliverables, and ensure accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation paths to keep projects on track.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align project outcomes with strategic objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, and executive communications.
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, IT controls, regulatory requirements, and enterprise governance processes.
• Drive a culture of execution, transparency, and proactive problem-solving.

Skills

Program management

Waterfall

Agile

Hybrid delivery

Stakeholder management

Tools

Clarity

Jira

ServiceNow

Azure DevOps

MS Project

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

The Judge Group in Chicago seeks an experienced Senior Infrastructure Program Manager to lead the delivery of large-scale infrastructure and technology initiatives. You will drive governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

With 7+ years in program or project management, you will oversee complex programs across servers, storage, networking, databases, and middleware, using Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid approaches,