Project Manager - IT Infrastructure

We are seeking a highly accomplished Project Manager (IT Infrastructure) for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto) In this role, you will take on a premier leadership capacity within the Integrated Technology Management stream, specializing in the end-to-end execution, upgrade, and migration of critical, enterprise-scale data center infrastructure and network environments.

As a principal infrastructure delivery lead, you will bridge the gap between complex hardware configurations and macro business priorities. Operating within a hybrid work arrangement, you will oversee multiple concurrent projects spanning modern compute, storage, virtualization, and networking domains. This role demands a well-rounded expert who can confidently manage technical project teams, direct high-value procurement cycles, and navigate strict change and release management frameworks within critical, regulated infrastructure settings.

Location: Scarborough, ON (Hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Contract Duration: 6 months (910 Hours)

Operational Requirements: 7 hours/day, 5 days/week (flexibility required for after-hours upgrades/changes)

Advantages
Enterprise Stack Depth: Direct projects featuring cutting-edge enterprise platforms including Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), enterprise file systems, and virtualization layers.

Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Drive high-visibility infrastructure modernizations completely from initial business case and project kickoff to post-mortem evaluations.

DevOps & Change Governance: Deepen your expertise in cross-environment release control, automated provisioning, and access management within a regulated sector.

Executive-Level Reporting: Elevate your advisory profile by translating complex, lower-level technical architecture updates into strategic business concepts for senior leadership.

Responsibilities
Infrastructure Delivery & Lifecycle Management
Manage multiple concurrent IT infrastructure projects, overseeing delivery from initiation through completion across compute, storage, and network domains.

Coordinate cross-functional technical teams to deliver hardware modernizations, software upgrades, legacy migrations, and system asset lifecycle management.

Establish and monitor critical infrastructure dependencies across staging and production environments, aligning execution with corporate change and release management boundaries.

Assess technical project issues, isolate operational bottlenecks, and formulate targeted resolutions to preserve system availability and service continuity.

Project Planning, Governance & Reporting
Develop and maintain comprehensive project charters, integrated project plans, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and schedules utilizing expert-level Microsoft Project configurations.

Direct project financial planning, monitor operational resource allocation, and track budget forecasts to ensure on-time, cost-effective program delivery.

Author, maintain, and log highly organized technical artifacts, including project plans, detailed test cases, quality checklists, and active RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Dependencies) registers.

Provide multi-level status updates, transforming complex engineering milestones into clear, business-oriented presentations for steering committees and senior management.

Vendor Governance & Strategic Collaboration
Lead contract negotiations, support corporate procurement procedures, and actively manage vendor partners and cross-functional technology suppliers.

Partner directly with Enterprise Architecture and Security squads to ensure all implemented hardware and network topologies conform to corporate standards.

Facilitate focus groups, technical architecture reviews, and post-project lessons-learned sessions to champion continuous process improvement and adopt modern automation trends.

Qualifications
Core Requirements & Project Experience
Professional Delivery Tenure: Extensive experience leading technical teams through the development, deployment, and post-mortem evaluation of multi-tier IT infrastructure projects.

Regulated Domain Acumen: Proven background delivering systems within heavily regulated industries or critical corporate infrastructure environments.

Mandatory Professional Designation: Active, current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or an equivalent verified combination of quantitative education and work experience.

Education: Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Matrix Environment Fluidity: Highly proficient operating within matrix project structures using enterprise planning software (MS Project, SharePoint, Confluence, Jira, and standard office suites).

Technical Infrastructure Capabilities
Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI): Foundational knowledge of modern HCI platforms (specifically Nutanix or equivalent solutions), including architecture, deployment, and structural migration considerations.

Hypervisor Architectures: Deep understanding of virtualization environments, including VMware vSphere/ESXi and Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV), covering virtual machine lifecycle management.

Enterprise Storage & Data Protection: Working knowledge of advanced file services and storage networks, such as Windows File Services, Cohesity Data Platform, or Nutanix Files, along with data deduplication, replication, and backup structures.

Ecosystem Infrastructure Familiarity: * Compute & Virtualization: Desktop & Application Virtualization layers (e.g., Citrix) and Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.

Directory & Perimeter Security: Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and firewalls/access control tools.

Networking Core: Hands-on familiarity with routers, switches, physical server hardware, and load balancers.

Leadership & Soft Skills
Consultative Articulation: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, demonstrating absolute clarity when interfacing with senior management and technical stakeholders alike.

People Management & Conflict Resolution: Outstanding interpersonal skills to manage diverse technical engineering squads, resolve resource constraints, and negotiate consensus.

Analytical Problem Solving: Superior critical thinking, attention to detail, and data analysis skills to collect, organize, and disseminate large amounts of technical information accurately.

Summary
If you're interested in the Project Manager (IT Infrastructure" role based in Scarborough, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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