Infrastructure Project Manager

London  ‐ Onsite
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Infrastructure project manager/ Bank/ London

An infrastructure project manager role has arisen within an investment bank in London. This is a contract role that is looking to last 8 months initially and is looking to pay up to £450 per day.

The client would be looking for a candidate that has proven skills in liaising with different parts of the organisation and handling multimillion pound projects.

Role would include:

* 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 GB&M Infrastructure, GB&M 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 GB&M Infrastructure Group strategic initiatives e.g. Server and Storage Consolidation and Rationalisation Programme, Datacente 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 GBM 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.
* Manage migration schedules
* Ensure GB&M interests are fully communicated to the organisation.
* Ensure compliance with ITO Technology Roadmap is adhered to at all times.
* Present regular Project Status.
* 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

Essential Experience needed for this role:

Business

* Incumbents will need have a strong interpersonal and organisation skills to ensure that they can enforce standards, policy and processes necessary for the delivery of efficient and robust services
* Proven track record running Infrastructure related projects and programmes
* The ability to communicate strategy at all levels of the organisation. Ability to engage all key stakeholders to ensure sufficient momentum for programme

Technical

* 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
* Project Manager level with appropriate business and/or technical experience
* Financial and commercial acumen
* 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.

Additional Key Skills

* 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
* Hands on approach to Programme Management
* Strategic and tactical thinker
* Change agent with solid negotiating and influencing skills
* Self-motivated problem solver
* Organisation and ability to communicate concise data to senior management
* Project Management

Please get in touch if you think you would be a good match for this role. I would like to send over candidates ASAP. Please note that I am open to speaking to candidates who are currently still in a similar role as they will not be hiring until November.

Thank you and have a good day.
Start date
10/2014
Duration
6 months
From
Real Staffing
Published at
03.10.2014
Project ID:
784908
Contract type
Freelance
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