Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
Posted 5 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. The position requires managing the full transition life cycle across various infrastructure domains while ensuring effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. 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.