Infrastructure Project Manager, Dublin

Description

Infrastructure Project Manager 

6-month initial contract 

Dublin city centre/ Hybrid 

Responsibilities:

Experience in the financial/insurance sectors is preferential.Create roadmap/phases for the technology platform to address specific challenges or risks to take account of production stability, information security, software upgrades and patching, and regulatory obligations.Responsible for infrastructure delivery (hardware, software, and supporting operational processes)Use professional project management disciplines, processes, and toolsLeads or participates in the design of hardware infrastructure solutions, associated operational processes and provisioning of software environments.Cross-training of the relevant infrastructure areas in the new technologies introduced.In conjunction with enterprise, architects identify and recommend industry best practices including cost-benefit analysis and estimates for proposed solutionsMaintains knowledge of IT Infrastructure architecture, standards, and practices and consistently applies these standards including prototype solutions to verify capabilities for new systems maintenance and upgradesManage communications to ensure that issues and risks are controlled effectively and understood by stakeholders.Define all resource requirements (services, people, hardware, and software)Management and reporting of project budgets.Adherence to technical (quality) governance standards in the delivery of projects.Effective leadership of project teams both on and offshore.

Experience:

Minimum of five years of project management in implementing enterprise infrastructure and technology solutions.Have a strong understanding of IT technical infrastructure, and software development (digital) technologies and be experienced in the management of IT projects and budgets.Experience in managing technical infrastructure projects from a budget management and technical delivery perspective in particularExperienced in Financial or Insurance industries.Possess a broad technical knowledge base with a focus on strategic technologiesManagement of a third-party technical supplier(s) for project delivery.Possessing a good knowledge and understanding of IT technologies.Highly committed to following formal project management disciplinesExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalAbility to deal with both technical and business stakeholdersStrong facilitation and negotiation skillsAnalytical and aptitude for attention to detailExperience in leading projects in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies an advantage.