Job Title:
Technical Project Manager – Infrastructure & Data Centre
Location:
Dublin (Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite)
Rate:
€450 per day (Outside IR35 if applicable)
Duration:
6 Months
Industry:
Financial Services
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced
Technical Project Manager
with a strong background in
Infrastructure
and
Data Centre
environments to lead and deliver key IT initiatives within a global
Financial Services
organisation based in Dublin. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in planning, executing, and managing the delivery of infrastructure projects including migrations, upgrades, and consolidations across data centre environments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and data centre projects, ensuring alignment with business and IT strategies.
* Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and resources across multiple workstreams.
* Collaborate with internal technical teams, vendors, and third-party service providers.
* Ensure projects are compliant with internal governance, regulatory requirements, and security standards.
* Produce high-quality documentation, including project plans, RAID logs, status reports, and executive updates.
* Coordinate with stakeholders across infrastructure, network, security, and application teams.
* Support and manage change control, testing phases, and go-live activities with minimal disruption to services.
* Identify and mitigate risks/issues to project timelines and deliverables.
Required Skills & Experience:
* 5+ years of experience as a
Technical Project Manager
in complex IT infrastructure environments.
* Proven delivery experience in
data centre migrations, infrastructure upgrades
, or
cloud transitions
.
* Strong background in
financial services
, with an understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR).
* Excellent knowledge of infrastructure technologies: servers, networks, storage, virtualization (VMware), backup, disaster recovery, etc.
* Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or hybrid models) is a plus.
* Exceptional stakeholder management and vendor coordination skills.
* Proficient in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid) and tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Project, Confluence).
* Strong communication, organisational, and leadership skills.