Senior Infrastructure Project Manager (Server & DC Migration)

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Job Details:<\/b><\/span>
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Role: Senior Infrastructure Project Manager (Server & DC Migration)<\/span>
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Domain/Sector: Global Financial Services / Tier\-1 Banking<\/span>
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Location: Remote (USA) | Toronto, Canada (Future Project Alignment with Canadian Operations)<\/span>
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Duration: 6 Months + Extension (Long\-term program)<\/span>
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Project Overview<\/b><\/span>
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We are seeking an expert Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a critical, high\-visibility Data Center (DC) Migration for a major North American financial institution. This role focuses on the end\-to\-end server workstream, migrating mission\-critical banking workloads from legacy US\-based facilities into modernized, hybrid\-cloud environments and synchronized Canadian regional hubs.<\/span>
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Core Responsibilities<\/b><\/span>
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  • Migration Strategy & Execution: Lead large\-scale \"Migration Waves\" (Physical\-to\-Virtual and Virtual\-to\-Cloud) for thousands of Windows and Linux servers.<\/span>
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  • Regulatory Compliance: Navigate strict financial industry regulations (OSFI, OCC, and NIST) to ensure data sovereignty and security standards are met across US and Canadian borders.<\/span>
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  • Dependency Mapping: Oversee complex application discovery and dependency mapping to ensure zero\-impact to retail and commercial banking operations.<\/span>
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  • Governance & Reporting: Manage the project\u2019s RAID log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions) and present weekly velocity reports to executive steering committees.<\/span>
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  • Change Management: Act as the primary owner for high\-risk Change Requests (CRs) within an enterprise ITSM environment, ensuring all cutovers meet \"Gold Standard\" banking requirements.<\/span>
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  • Vendor & Engineering Liaison: Facilitate communication between third\-party infrastructure partners and internal server/network engineering teams.<\/span>
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    Required Qualifications<\/b><\/span>
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    • Industry Experience: 10+ years of IT Project Management, specifically within Banking or Financial Services.<\/span>
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    • Migration Expertise: Must have successfully led at least two full\-lifecycle Data Center exits/consolidations for large enterprise environments.<\/span>
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    • Cross\-Border Knowledge: Familiarity with the operational nuances of managing IT projects that span both US and Canadian jurisdictions (e.g., PIPEDA/Data Residency).<\/span>
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    • Certifications: PMP or Prince2 is required; ITIL or Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS) are a significant plus.<\/span>
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      Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)<\/b><\/span>
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      • Zero High\-Priority Incidents: Ensuring migration cutovers do not result in unplanned downtime for banking services.<\/span>
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      • Timeline Adherence: Meeting \"Wave\" deadlines to avoid costly legacy data center holdover fees.<\/span>
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      • Regulatory Alignment: 100% pass rate on internal and external infrastructure audits during the migration.<\/span>
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