Infra Project Lead: DR & Data Center Migrations

Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

· Strong planning, organizational and leadership skills

· Must have excellent communication skills – verbal and written with business partners, teams and all levels of management

· Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations

· Proficiency with project managements tools like Primavera/ MS Project/ Clarity, etc..

· Knowledge of Project and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

· Ability to identify system impact for small and large-scale initiatives

· Independent follow-through ability (attention to detail, monitoring and controlling)

· Strong meeting facilitation and negotiation skills

· Experience with complex integration and conversion project experience including QA lifecycle, implementation and post-prod support

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting activities for small to medium projects
• Facilitates needs assessment and the development of recommended project control solutions to be used for planning, scheduling, and tracking projects through integration of various PM tools
• Determines, monitors, and reviews all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources, and risks
• Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to the project
• Controls project requirements, scope, and change management issues
• Establishes appropriate metrics for measuring key project criteria
• Manages changes in operational plan
• Develops project control and reporting procedures and manages changes in operational plan
• Undertakes status review meetings among project team members and clients
• Creates communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged key stakeholders
• Facilitates status review meetings among project team members and clients
• Facilitates the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders
• Identifies and recommends contingency measures
• Typically manages a project with a team size of approximately 7 FTEs
• Determines client requirements and translates requirements into operational plans
• Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements; manages sub-contractors
• Typically manages a project with a team size of around 15 FTEs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS / QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR:
Minimum 4 years of experience is required

· BE/

B.Tech in Computer Science or related field

· Experience working within an established Program Office environment

· Business Analysis or Development or Project Management experience in Application Development with Retail, Supply Chain Management and/or Finance domains

We are looking for Infra PM with experience in managing DR Migration, Data Center Migration and Server and Network upgrades. One or more of these will be required for the role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

· Strong planning, organizational and leadership skills

· Must have excellent communication skills – verbal and written with business partners, teams and all levels of management

· Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations

· Proficiency with project managements tools like Primavera/ MS Project/ Clarity, etc..

· Knowledge of Project and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

· Ability to identify system impact for small and large-scale initiatives

· Independent follow-through ability (attention to detail, monitoring and controlling)

· Strong meeting facilitation and negotiation skills

· Experience with complex integration and conversion project experience including QA lifecycle, implementation and post-prod support

COMPETENCIES:

• Critical thinking / Problem-solving
• Communication, written and verbal
• Continuous learning
• Teamwork / Collaboration
• Adaptability