Project manager

Role: Project manager

Location: Raleigh, NC

Fulltime role

Salary: $90,000-$100,000 a year

Job Description:

The Project Manager – Data Center Migration is responsible for planning and executing assigned workstreams or migration waves within a larger DC migration program. The role focuses on day to day delivery, coordination, and execution of infrastructure and application migration activities.

Key Responsibilities

•          Manage assigned DC migration projects or workstreams from initiation to closure.

•          Develop and maintain project plans in MS project, schedules, RAID logs, and status reports.

•          Proven hands on experience in using Microsoft Excel to compare datasets, perform data analysis, and generate accurate insights and reports.

•          Coordinate with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams to execute migration activities.

•          Track dependencies and ensure readiness for migration waves and cutovers.

•          Support application migration activities including discovery, planning, testing, and cutover.

•          Manage data center decommissioning tasks for assigned scopes.

•          Identify risks and issues, propose mitigation plans, and escalate when required.

•          Ensure adherence to change management and operational readiness processes.

•          Provide regular status updates to Program Manager and stakeholders.

•          Support governance forums, reviews, and migration readiness checkpoints.

Required Skills & Experience

•          8–12 years of IT experience with 5+ years in Project Management.

•          Hands on experience in Data Center Migration or Infrastructure Projects.

•          Good understanding of: 

o          Server, storage, network, and virtualization technologies

o          Application migration lifecycle

o          IT service management processes

•          Strong planning, coordination, and documentation skills.

•          Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and vendors.

•          Experience working in global delivery models.

•          PMP / Prince2 / ITIL certification preferred.

Key Success Factors

•          Strong execution and organizational skills

•          Attention to detail and proactive risk management

•          Ability to work under tight timelines and dependencies

•          Clear and consistent communication

Qualifications : Bachelor Of Computer Science