Description
Infrastructure Project Manager - Banking - £450-£500 per day - 12 Months - London
My client, a leading financial services organisation, are looking for a Project Manager to join their IT Operations team as they deliver and maintain solutions to support a growing business around the globe. You will be a member of a team responsible for the delivery of infrastructure and business lead projects to the Global banking and Markets organisation. This will please you between two important units - as such you will act as an interface between the business and ITO organisation during project delivery. You will be responsible for undertaking a review of the current campus and initiate programs to better utilise the estate. Due to the nature of the work they are undertaking in-depth knowledge of Datacentre Operations, M&E, management, Servers hardware and SAN Storage is essential.
Role Responsibilities:
- Managing strategic and flagship IT infrastructure projects
- Define the Scope of IT infrastructure projects
- Manage assigned IT infrastructure projects
- Manage Global project delivery from initiation to completion.
- Take responsibility for all global requirements related to a specific business driven initiative.
- Act as an interface between Infrastructure, Asset Classes and the ITO organisations.
- Leverage best practice to ensure infrastructure project delivery is strategic and within corporate standards and where necessary drive any standard changes.
- Actively promote IS opportunities at client and Senior level
- Support the organisations Infrastructure Group strategic initiatives eg Server and Storage Consolidation and Rationalisation Programme, Data centre migrations and Legacy Evergreening
- Liaise with the Regional Infrastructure teams to ensure a streamlined service offering to the Asset classes.
- Provide a comprehensive view of Asset class technology at a portfolio level.
- Ensure Asset Classes are informed of the Global Infrastructure and hosting opportunities available to them and arbitrate hosting decisions based on organisations Global Hosting Strategy.
- Manage the Server Demise process for the Asset Class Development Teams.
- Ensure project support and sponsorship
- Undertake a risk analysis and complete due diligence activities.
- Undertake a full Cost and Benefits analysis for each initiative
- Create Project Plan identifying the critical path and key resources for all individual programmes of activity.
- Ensure compliance with ITO Technology Roadmap is adhered to at all times.
- Actively partner with Relationship Management team, Asset class owners and Development heads to ensure that initiatives are communicated and delivered in a timely fashion.
- Ensure Global collaboration with other related activities and utilise tools, experience gained from other regions
Key Experience:
- Previous experience of working in banking
- Experience of delivering projects and with a variety of project methodologies
- Significant, in-depth development and infrastructure experience (all disciplines and platforms)
- Experience of IT in a trading room environment
- Experience of Investment Business Systems environments
- Understanding of Servers/Networks/Application design and Datacenters
- 5 + Years Proven Project Management experience of multi-million-pound programs
- In depth knowledge of Datacentre Operations, M&E, management, Servers hardware and SAN Storage.
- Ability to communicate and operate at a senior level
- Troubleshooting ability to diagnose potential issues impacting programme and offer resolution.
- In depth knowledge of Development environment and good all round infrastructure knowledge.
- In depth knowledge and Background of Server and Storage estate.
- Proven Track record running Server Consolidation programmes
Annapurna Change are acting as a recruitment agency regarding this vacancy.
Infrastructure Project Manager - Banking - £450-£500 per day - 12 Months - London
If interested please apply below or drop me your CV directly or reach me.