Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager – Cloud Transformation

City of London - 1 day onsite per week, up to 3 days when required.

12 months

Inside of IR35

A leading higher education institution is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead a major cloud infrastructure transformation programme. This strategic initiative will modernise core hosting, virtualisation, automation, and orchestration capabilities across a complex enterprise environment.

This role will be responsible for delivering a large-scale cloud vision programme, overseeing the selection, implementation, migration, and operational transition of next-generation infrastructure platforms. Working alongside senior technology leaders, architects, engineers, and third-party suppliers, you will play a key role in shaping the future infrastructure landscape.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex cloud transformation programme from vendor selection through to implementation and service transition.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans covering procurement, platform evaluation, proof of concepts, implementation, migration planning, and automation rollout.
• Ensure alignment with wider cloud and infrastructure strategies.
• Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, budgets, risks, and deliverables across multiple work streams.
• Establish robust governance, reporting, and delivery frameworks.
• Strong track record in virtualisation platform migrations or VMware replacement initiatives.
• Experience delivering public, private, or hybrid cloud projects.
• Cloud architecture and infrastructure services (IaaS/PaaS)
• Infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Experience leading enterprise-scale migration and platform transition programmes.
• Previous experience working within large, complex organisations with multiple stakeholder groups
• Experience working within the Higher Education Sector.