Senior IT Infrastructure & Cloud Project Manager — Hybrid

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health and wellness benefits

Training and certification support

Project completion bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead IT infrastructure and cloud migration projects in Pretoria. You will manage planning, execution and delivery of initiatives spanning server deployments, network upgrades and cloud adoption to modernize the client’s technology stack.

The role requires a strong technical background and excellent PM skills to collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders, delivering on IT objectives across the Gauteng region.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in project management focusing on IT infrastructure, networks or cloud tech.
• Experience managing server virtualization, data center migrations or cloud implementations.
• Solid ITIL knowledge and best practices for service management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Vendor management and negotiation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure and cloud projects within scope, budget and timeline.
• Develop detailed project plans with scope, objectives, deliverables, resources and milestones.
• Coordinate internal teams, vendors and service providers for project execution.
• Identify, assess and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Oversee procurement and deployment of IT hardware, software and cloud services.
• Communicate status and potential challenges to stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Cloud technologies

AWS

Azure

GCP

Server virtualization

Data center migrations

ITIL

Vendor management

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Education

Information Technology or Computer Science degree

Tools

None

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead IT infrastructure and cloud migration projects in Pretoria. You will manage planning, execution and delivery of initiatives spanning server deployments, network upgrades and cloud adoption to modernize the client’s technology stack.

The role requires a strong technical background and excellent PM skills to collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders, delivering on IT objectives across the Gauteng region.