Infrastructure Project Manager

project foundry resourcing services

10-12 Years

Chennai, India

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Job Description

Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure & Migration

Global Life Sciences Organisation | Remote | Contractor | 6-month initial engagement

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our client is a global organisation operating at significant scale within the Life Sciences sector. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to take full ownership of a portfolio of high-priority infrastructure and migration projects currently running across their technology estate. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role - not a coordination or oversight position. The successful candidate will be expected to lead from the front, understand the technical detail well enough to drive progress, and hold themselves and their teams accountable for hitting milestones. The immediate priority is the consolidation of legacy SFTP applications onto the organisation's strategic SFTP platform - a high-profile initiative that requires a PM who can manage complexity, communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, and keep delivery moving without constant escalation. Alongside this, the role encompasses DNS/DHCP service migration to the data centre and a series of additional file transfer platform migrations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Take full ownership of the GlobalScape SFTP consolidation project - the highest-profile workstream - from planning and stakeholder alignment through to migration execution and post-go-live stabilisation
Lead the migration of DHCP and DNS services to the data centre, managing careful sequencing, dependency mapping, and coordination with the infrastructure team to maintain business continuity
Manage concurrent migrations of MoveIt, Cerberus, and SHS Tectia file transfer platforms with the same rigour as the SFTP consolidation
Set and maintain delivery cadence across multiple concurrent infrastructure and migration projects, managing dependencies, tracking risks and issues, and ensuring milestones are met
Lead mixed project teams comprising both BAU staff and dedicated project resources, aligning and motivating teams with competing priorities
Manage a broad stakeholder landscape across IT, infrastructure, and business functions, communicating clearly and maintaining confidence at senior levels particularly under delivery pressure
Produce regular delivery reporting, maintain project documentation to a professional standard, and ensure the wider organisation has clear visibility of progress, risks, and decisions required

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Proven senior-level project management experience with a specific focus on infrastructure and migration projects in an enterprise environment
Direct, hands-on experience leading complex technical delivery programmes to completion
Strong familiarity with SFTP platforms and file transfer technologies - GlobalScape experience is a significant advantage
Hands-on experience managing data centre migration projects - understanding the planning, sequencing, testing, and cutover activities involved
Proven ability to operate confidently at senior levels across both IT and business functions with strong stakeholder management capability
Experience leading mixed project teams comprising both BAU staff and dedicated project resources
Genuine comfort working across Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery methodologies and ability to apply the right approach to the right workstream
Proactive, ownership-oriented mindset - a PM who finds solutions rather than surfaces problems without resolution
Relevant project management certification: PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2 Practitioner, PRINCE2 Agile, or equivalent professional experience and training

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Direct hands-on experience with GlobalScape EFT or comparable enterprise SFTP platforms
Familiarity with MoveIt, Cerberus FTP, or SHS Tectia file transfer platforms
Experience managing DNS and DHCP infrastructure migration projects
Life Sciences or regulated industry background
Familiarity with ITIL-aligned change management processes
Experience working in a global, multi-geography technology organisation
MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) certification
ITIL Foundation certification
Agile certifications such as SAFe or Scrum Master

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