Technical Project Manager (Technology Migration)
Posted 2 days ago by GCS
£590 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Summary: The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of technical releases and overseeing migration activities from current technologies to new solutions. This role requires coordination of cross-functional teams to ensure secure and timely outcomes while managing risks and dependencies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in delivering complex technology initiatives and supporting migrations across various platforms. Strong leadership and technical skills are essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of technical releases and oversee migration activities.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient outcomes on time, within scope and budget.
- Manage scope and schedule; drive delivery to agreed outcomes.
- Plan and execute migrations from existing platforms to new technologies.
- Ensure operational readiness including monitoring, support model, runbooks, SLAs, and handover to BAU.
- Work across multiple technology platforms (e.g., cloud, on-prem, SaaS, data platforms, integration/middleware).
- Utilize Waterfall and Agile methodologies in project delivery.
- Manage risks, issues, and dependencies effectively.
- Support migrations from legacy systems to cloud and other modern platforms.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills and work effectively under pressure.
Key Skills:
- Proven track record of delivering complex deliverables on schedule.
- Hands-on experience as a Technical Project Manager.
- Experience in regulated or large enterprise environments with strong governance and controls.
- Strong technical understanding of infrastructure technologies and integration workflows.
- Positive and proactive team player.
- Experience working with global teams.
- Strong leadership skills, confident and assertive.
Salary (Rate): £590/day
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Profile - Technical Project Manager
A strong and self-motivated Technical Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of technical releases and oversee migration activities from the current ("as-is") technologies to new ("to-be") solutions. You'll coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient outcomes on time, within scope and budget, while managing risk and dependencies.
Essential Skills
- Proven track record of delivering complex deliverables on schedule working with a variety of stakeholders
- Manage scope and schedule; drive delivery to agreed outcomes
- Hands-on experience as a Technical Project Manager delivering complex technology initiatives
- Demonstrable track record supporting migrations from existing platforms to new technologies (planning through cutover and stabilisation)
- Experience working across multiple technology platforms (e.g., cloud, on-prem, SaaS, data platforms, integration/middleware)
- Delivery experience in regulated or large enterprise environments with strong governance and controls
- Plan and execute migrations (e.g., legacy to cloud, data centre exit, platform upgrades, application modernisation)
- Ensure operational readiness: monitoring, support model, runbooks, SLAs, and handover to BAU
- Experience working on Waterfall and Agile methodologies
- Strong leadership skills, confident, assertive, and able to work under pressure
- Strong technical understanding of infrastructure technologies and integration workflows
- Risk, issue and dependency management
- Positive and proactive team player working as part of a large programme
Desirable skills
- Experience of working with global teams
- Experience of supporting technology migrations
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