Cloud Project Manager

Project Manager - Azure Contract Position Hybrid – 1–2 days/week in office Pay Rate: $55- 60/hr Industry: Banking ***Candidates must have experience in the bullets that are bolded under Responsibilities and Required Qualifications in the description below. Key Responsibilities Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of cloud migration and infrastructure projects, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure. Take ownership of assigned workstreams and smaller cloud infrastructure projects, driving activities from planning through execution while ensuring successful delivery against scope, schedule, and quality objectives. Track project milestones, timelines, deliverables, and dependencies using project management tools. Maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, action items, project plans, status reports, RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies), and other project artifacts. Coordinate project meetings, sprint planning sessions, stakeholder updates, and follow-up activities. Work closely with project managers, cloud architects, infrastructure, security, and technical teams to ensure successful project execution. Assist with vendor coordination and third-party engagement where required. Support project budgeting, financial tracking, forecasting, resource planning, reporting, and overall project governance. Help ensure projects comply with organizational security, compliance, and governance standards. Identify and escalate project risks, issues, and blockers to senior project leadership as needed. Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and Agile delivery best practices. Required Qualifications 4–7 years of experience managing IT infrastructure and Microsoft Azure cloud migration projects, including demonstrated ownership of end-to-end delivery of smaller to medium-sized initiatives. Familiarity with cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure. Azure certifications are considered an asset but are not required. Basic understanding of IT infrastructure concepts, including networking, servers, storage, and security. Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms. Experience working within Agile and/or Scrum delivery environments is preferred. Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to independently manage project activities, prioritize competing priorities, and drive delivery with minimal supervision. Experience managing project budgets, financial reporting, forecasting, and resource allocation. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Nice to Have Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification. Experience supporting cloud migration, data center transformation, Windows Server refresh, or infrastructure modernization initiatives. Familiarity with ServiceNow and ITSM processes. Experience working within large enterprise environments, such as banking, financial services, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries. Experience independently leading smaller infrastructure or cloud projects from initiation through delivery.

Coordinate and deliver Microsoft Azure cloud migration and infrastructure projects from planning through execution. Manage project documentation, track milestones, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure compliance with security and governance standards.

Requires 4-7 years of experience managing IT infrastructure and Azure cloud migration projects with a bachelor's degree in a related field. Proficiency in project management tools like Jira and experience in Agile/Scrum environments are essential.

• Project managementPreferred

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• Project Management
• Microsoft Azure
• Cloud Migration
• Agile
• Scrum
• Stakeholder Management
• Budgeting
• Financial Forecasting
• Jira
• Confluence
• Microsoft Project
• RAID Logs
• IT Infrastructure
• Resource Planning
• Vendor Coordination
• Governance

• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Software
• Consulting

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Aug 30, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Office presence

2 days per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level

Application method

Direct apply is available