Remote IT Infrastructure Project Lead

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote working arrangement

Professional development opportunities

Comprehensive health insurance

Retirement plan with company matching

Access to state-of-the-art technology

Collaborative remote work environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Technical Project Manager to lead critical IT infrastructure projects in a fully remote role. You will plan, execute, and deliver server deployments, network upgrades, and cloud initiatives with distributed teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT project management, strong technical background in virtualization, networking, storage, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and proficiency with Jira, Asana or MS Project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required.
• Minimum 7 years in IT project management with infrastructure focus.
• Experience managing distributed or remote IT project teams.
• Proficiency with Jira, Asana or MS Project is essential.
• ITIL or PMP certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of IT infrastructure projects including server deployments and cloud initiatives.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource strategies.
• Manage project teams of system admins, network engineers and security specialists.
• Mitigate risks, issues and dependencies while maintaining clear stakeholder updates.
• Oversee implementation to meet technical specs and quality standards.
• Manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations for hardware, software and services.
• Facilitate remote teamwork and ensure efficient knowledge sharing.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Distributed teams

ITIL or PMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

PMP Certification

ITIL Certification

Tools

Jira

Asana

Microsoft Project

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Technical Project Manager to lead critical IT infrastructure projects in a fully remote role. You will plan, execute, and deliver server deployments, network upgrades, and cloud initiatives with distributed teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT project management, strong technical background in virtualization, networking, storage, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and proficiency with Jira, Asana or MS Project.