Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
Posted 4 days ago by ARC IT Recruitment
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
London, UK
Summary: The role of IT Infrastructure Project Manager involves leading a significant outsourcing transition for a global financial services firm within a complex international environment. The position requires extensive experience in managing infrastructure projects and transitions, ensuring smooth service acceptance and handover into business-as-usual operations. The contract is for six months with a possibility of extension, and the role is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end infrastructure outsourcing transitions between suppliers.
- Manage the full transition life cycle, including mobilisation, discovery, knowledge transfer, shadowing, service takeover, stabilisation, and exit.
- Oversee transitions across key infrastructure domains, including Cloud Services, Networks, Security, and End User Computing (EUC).
- Collaborate closely with outsourced infrastructure partners and internal IT leads.
- Implement structured governance, reporting, and risk/issue management throughout transitions.
- Ensure smooth acceptance into service and handover into BAU with comprehensive knowledge transfer.
- Work across Architecture, Security, Compliance, SDLC, and Service Acceptance processes.
- Manage multiple workstreams alongside remediation and control improvement initiatives.
Key Skills:
- 7-10+ years of hands-on infrastructure project management experience.
- Proven track record of delivering end-to-end service transitions between suppliers.
- Deep understanding of transition phases, frameworks, governance, and common pitfalls.
- Experience working client-side with third-party providers.
- Practical experience with TUPE/people transitions, contract novation, and licence/asset transfers.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with global senior IT leadership.
- Experience across both Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Solid infrastructure background across Cloud, Network, Security, and EUC environments.
Salary (Rate): £700 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Infrastructure Project Manager (Transition Programme)
Location: London (City) - Immediate Start | 6-month contract (likely extension)
Day rate: 600-700/day, Inside IR35
We re partnering with a global financial services firm to find an experienced IT Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a major outsourcing transition across a complex, international environment.
What you'll Do:
- Lead end-to-end infrastructure outsourcing transitions between suppliers.
- Manage the full transition life cycle, including mobilisation, discovery, knowledge transfer, shadowing, service takeover, stabilisation, and exit.
- Oversee transitions across key infrastructure domains, including Cloud Services, Networks, Security, and End User Computing (EUC).
- Collaborate closely with outsourced infrastructure partners and internal IT leads.
- Implement structured governance, reporting, and risk/issue management throughout transitions.
- Ensure smooth acceptance into service and handover into BAU with comprehensive knowledge transfer.
- Work across Architecture, Security, Compliance, SDLC, and Service Acceptance processes.
- Manage multiple workstreams alongside remediation and control improvement initiatives.
What We are Looking For:
- 7 10+ years of hands-on infrastructure project management experience.
- Proven track record of delivering end-to-end service transitions between suppliers.
- Deep understanding of transition phases, frameworks, governance, and common pitfalls.
- Experience working client-side with third-party providers.
- Practical experience with TUPE/people transitions, contract novation, and licence/asset transfers.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with global senior IT leadership.
- Experience across both Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Solid infrastructure background across Cloud, Network, Security, and EUC environments.