Senior IT Infrastructure Project Management

About the Job
Job Purpose:
Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex infrastructure initiatives—including data center, networks, cloud, security, workplace technologies, and disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BCP)—across multiple business units. Own the scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder alignment, while ensuring adherence to engineering and change management standards.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Program & Project Ownership:

   • Translate strategic business outcomes into clear project scope, success criteria, and phased roadmaps.
   • Develop integrated project plans, budgets, resource models, and procurement timelines.
   • Lead governance activities including steering committees, RAID logs, and stage gates, ensuring traceability from project charter through to benefits realization.

2. Delivery & Execution:

   • Lead the successful delivery of initiatives such as:
     • Data center builds/migrations, server/storage refresh, hyperconverged infrastructure.
     • Network implementations (core, edge, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN), segmentation, OT/IoT connectivity.
     • Cloud landing zones, hybrid cloud connectivity, identity integration, and migration planning.
     • Security solutions: PAM, EDR, SIEM/SOC, firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection.
     • Workplace modernization: M365, Intune/MEM, collaboration tools, VDI.
     • Backup and DR orchestration, including resilience and failover testing.
   • Coordinate cross-functional teams (Engineering, Security, Applications, Operations, Vendors) with defined RACI models and scheduled change windows.

3. Risk, Compliance & Quality:

   • Maintain comprehensive RAID registers and lead risk impact assessments with mitigation strategies.
   • Enforce change advisory board (CAB) processes, configuration management, and handovers to operations.
   • Ensure alignment with ITIL practices and compliance with standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 20000, 27001, 22301) and local regulatory requirements.

4. Financials & Procurement:

   • Build and manage business cases, total cost of ownership (TCO), ROI analysis, and CapEx/OpEx budgets.
   • Manage procurement lifecycle including RFPs, vendor evaluations, SOWs, acceptance criteria, and SLA tracking.

5. Stakeholder Management & Communication:

   • Set up transparent and consistent project reporting (dashboards, status updates, burndown charts, benefits realization).
   • Facilitate executive updates and steering committee decisions; handle stakeholder expectations and escalations.
   • Lead cutover planning, go-live readiness, and transition activities including knowledge transfer to Operations and Service Desk teams.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Education & Certifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • PMP or PMI certification preferred.
• Experience:
  • 8–12+ years of experience in IT, with at least 3 years managing mid-to-large-scale infrastructure projects (multi-site or enterprise-level).
  • Demonstrated successful delivery in at least three of the following domains:
    • Data center migration
    • Network core/SD-WAN implementation
    • Cloud/hybrid architecture projects
    • Security platform rollouts
    • Workplace/endpoint modernization
    • Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Technical & Tools Proficiency:
  • Project Management Tools: MS Project (or equivalent), Jira/Confluence, ServiceNow/Remedy, Power BI/Tableau.
  • Methodologies: Waterfall, hybrid, Agile (adapted for infrastructure projects); strong knowledge of change and release management processes.
• Soft Skills:
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement.
  • Vendor negotiation and contract management.
  • Analytical thinking and structured problem-solving.
  • Conflict resolution and facilitation across diverse technical and business teams.

Location: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time