IT Infra & Cloud Project Lead — Pretoria

Placements24; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus opportunities

Medical aid

Life insurance

Provident fund

Career development funding

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Pretoria to oversee infrastructure and cloud projects. You will manage end-to-end delivery, budgets, and stakeholder communications, ensuring high availability and secure deployments.

The role requires hands-on leadership, ITIL knowledge, and experience with MS Project or Primavera, with on-site collaboration in a corporate environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in IT project management with a focus on infrastructure and cloud projects.
• Experience with network upgrades, server deployments, data center and cloud migrations (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Budget management experience of at least 8 million Rand.
• Solid ITIL understanding; proficient with MS Project or Primavera.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or IT; on-site in Pretoria.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT infrastructure and cloud projects end-to-end.
• Plan, schedule, budget, and allocate resources.
• Coordinate with internal IT teams, vendors, and service providers.
• Oversee hardware, software, and cloud solution implementations.
• Maintain project documentation, risk assessments, and status reports.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure IT security policy compliance and best practices.
• Manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide updates to senior management.
• Drive process improvements within IT PM function.

Skills

IT project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

PMP/PRINCE2/ITIL or cloud certs

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Pretoria to oversee infrastructure and cloud projects. You will manage end-to-end delivery, budgets, and stakeholder communications, ensuring high availability and secure deployments.

The role requires hands-on leadership, ITIL knowledge, and experience with MS Project or Primavera, with on-site collaboration in a corporate environment.