Senior IT Infra & Cloud Projects Lead — Hybrid

Placements24; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Performance-based bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Robust retirement plan

Generous annual leave and professional

Development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead critical IT infrastructure and cloud services projects in Johannesburg. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of complex technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate has extensive IT project management experience, including infrastructure deployment, cloud migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP), and network engineering, with strong leadership and communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• PMP or Prince2 certification is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in IT project management, with at least 3 years on infrastructure and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure and cloud services projects from initiation to closure.
• Develop comprehensive project plans including scope, resources, risk, and budget.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IT engineers, network specialists, cloud architects, and vendors.
• Oversee cloud migration strategies, data center consolidations, network upgrades, and system deployments.
• Monitor progress, mitigate risks, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Communicate updates, status reports, and metrics to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

PMP or Prince2 certification

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Asana

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead critical IT infrastructure and cloud services projects in Johannesburg. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of complex technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate has extensive IT project management experience, including infrastructure deployment, cloud migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP), and network engineering, with strong leadership and communication