Disaster Recovery Project Manager
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Summary: The role of Disaster Recovery Project Manager at Worldwide Technology involves leading the implementation of a disaster recovery site for critical business applications. The position requires a blend of technical knowledge and project management expertise, with a focus on collaboration across various IT and business units. The candidate will be employed by a preferred partner of WWT and will manage complex IT infrastructure projects. This is a contract role with a duration of 12 months, primarily remote but preferred local to Indianapolis, Indiana.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of the disaster recovery site implementation project.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, application development, infrastructure, and business units to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation using JIRA and other project management tools.
- Coordinate technical teams to ensure the successful setup, configuration, and testing of the disaster recovery environment.
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project objectives are met on time and within budget.
- Facilitate regular project meetings, status updates, and communication with all stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and industry best practices for disaster recovery.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews and document lessons learned for continuous improvement.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum of 3-5 years of project management experience, preferably in IT infrastructure or disaster recovery projects.
- Solid technical background with understanding of IT systems, networks, virtualization, and application architectures.
- Hands-on experience managing projects with JIRA or similar project tracking tools.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is a plus.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Worldwide Technology is looking for a GO / Golang Developer. This role is part of WWT s Strategic Resourcing services and is a contract role. The candidate will be supporting a WWT customer and will be employed by one of WWT s preferred partners. The partner will provide full compensation and benefit information prior to employment with the partner.
Company Overview:
Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders such as Cisco, HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, VMware, Intel, AWS, Microsoft, and F5, focusing on three market segments: Fortune 500 companies, service providers and the public sector. WWT employs more than 5,400 people and operates in more than 2+ million square feet of state-of-the-art warehousing, distribution and integration space strategically located throughout the world. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For " list for the eighth consecutive year and was awarded for multiple categories on Glassdoor's 2019 Employees' Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work.
Title: Disaster Recovery Project Manager
Location: Remote - Preferred local to Indianapolis Indiana
Duration: 12 month contract
Rate/Salary: A reasonable estimate of the current pay range for this position is $60 to $80 hourly (Rate range is on C2C basis). Actual pay will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs, and will be set by your employer. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in base pay.
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Project Manager to lead a project focused on the implementation of a disaster recovery (DR) site for a suite of business-critical applications. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical knowledge and project management expertise, with proven experience in managing complex IT infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of the disaster recovery site implementation project.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, application development, infrastructure, and business units to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation using JIRA and other project management tools.
- Coordinate technical teams to ensure the successful setup, configuration, and testing of the disaster recovery environment.
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project objectives are met on time and within budget.
- Facilitate regular project meetings, status updates, and communication with all stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and industry best practices for disaster recovery.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews and document lessons learned for continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum of 3-5 years of project management experience, preferably in IT infrastructure or disaster recovery projects.
- Solid technical background with understanding of IT systems, networks, virtualization, and application architectures.
- Hands-on experience managing projects with JIRA or similar project tracking tools.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is a plus.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
- Knowledge of cloud-based disaster recovery solutions and hybrid environments.
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements related to data protection and business continuity.
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