The Program Manager oversees a multi-year enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative ensuring coordinated delivery across multiple dependent projects. The role manages planning execution cutover and operational transition activities across distributed computing networking storage security and legacy platform environments. The Program Manager aligns stakeholders drives governance manages vendors and ensures operational readiness for production transition.
This program spans multiple infrastructure domains including:
Distributed compute platforms (Windows Linux virtualization)
Network services (LAN/WAN firewalls load balancing VPN connectivity)
Storage backup and disaster recovery
Security services and compliance frameworks
Midrange platforms
Mainframe platforms
Service management transitions (incident change configuration monitoring)
Responsibilities include building the integrated master plan monitoring cost and schedule performance managing risk and issue resolution coordinating cross-tower dependencies ensuring operational readiness and communicating with executive and external stakeholders. The role does not directly supervise engineers but directs project managers and service towers toward shared objectives.
The ideal candidate has led complex infrastructure migrations involving data centers hybrid models limited-downtime cutovers legacy platform decommissioning and managed service provider relationships. The Program Manager must be comfortable guiding technical discussions challenging assumptions coordinating multi-tower activities and holding vendors accountable to delivery milestones.
Qualifications include:
10 years managing infrastructure programs or large-scale technical projects
Experience leading multi-tower migrations or modernization initiatives
Strong communication governance and stakeholder management skills
Experience across distributed network storage security and legacy platforms
Ability to drive decision-making mitigate risk and coordinate remote delivery teams
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Required Experience:
Manager
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