Senior IT Infrastructure Program Lead (Hybrid)

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Project Manager to oversee large-scale IT infrastructure rollout projects from Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The role requires strategic leadership of a team of project managers and technical specialists to deliver secure, scalable IT infrastructure across the organization in a hybrid work setting.

You will guide projects from initiation to deployment and support, manage vendor contracts and ensure governance and compliance, while communicating progress

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years IT project management experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Experience with large-scale network deployments, server migrations, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) and cybersecurity projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex IT infrastructure projects from initiation through deployment and support.
• Develop comprehensive project plans with defined scope, objectives, deliverables, budgets and timelines.
• Mentor a team of project managers and technical leads to ensure effective execution.
• Oversee vendor selection, contract negotiation and relationship management for IT infrastructure procurements.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues; ensure IT governance, security and compliance.
• Monitor progress with KPIs and budgets and provide regular status reports.
• Drive change management to ensure adoption of new infrastructure and technologies.
• Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Jira

ServiceNow

AWS

Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Project Manager to oversee large-scale IT infrastructure rollout projects from Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The role requires strategic leadership of a team of project managers and technical specialists to deliver secure, scalable IT infrastructure across the organization in a hybrid work setting.

You will guide projects from initiation to deployment and support, manage vendor contracts and ensure governance and compliance, while communicating progress