Project Transition Manager

Job Title: IT Technical Transition Manager

Location: Detroit, MI

Duration: 6+ months

Schedule: Hybrid (Wed & Thurs in office)

Need last 5 SSN#

Client is looking for an IT Technical Transition Manager who has the ability to lead transitions/migrations/integration projects and deal with all vendor related issues.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong understanding and knowledge of .NET application architectures
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including:

1. App Services / Functions
2. Azure SQL, Storage, and Key Vault
3. Azure Monitor and Application Insights
4. Azure RBAC and managed identities

• Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and operational monitoring
• Understanding of public sector IT governance, security, and compliance requirements
• Strong vendor management and stakeholder communication skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical teams during high-impact transitions
• Familiarity with ReactJS-based front ends (support perspective)

Management & Leadership Skills:

• Proven experience leading complex IT transitions or transformations
• Strong vendor management and contract enforcement skills
• Ability to translate technical risks into executive-level language
• Excellent facilitation and decision-making skills

• Operational & Process Skills

• Experience implementing or managing:

1. IT service management (ITIL-aligned preferred)
2. Incident, problem, and change management
3. Production support models

• Strong documentation and operational discipline
• Ability to design and execute phased transition plans

Experience:

• IT Technical Transition Manager with 5+ years of IT experience, including matrix management experience leading business, vendor and technology teams
• 3-5+ years in:

1. IT management
2. Technical program management
3. Application or infrastructure operations leadership

• Demonstrated experience transitioning systems from:
  1. Vendor-led to internally supported
  2. On premises to cloud environments
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple testing activities within the program simultaneously.
• Strong project management skills to facilitate the IT technical transition and knowledge transfer activities from System Integrator vendor to our technical teams; escalate risk areas as needed; coordinate all activities and provide expertise throughout the IT technical transition phase.