Senior IT Transition Project Manager – VMware to OpenShift Migration

Technologies we use

Expected

• VMware vSphere
• Red Hat OpenShift
• ESXi
• vCenter
• Jira
• Confluence
• ServiceNow

Optional

• cloud architecture
• project management frameworks

About the project

As a Senior IT Transition Project Manager, you will be working for our client, a leader in enterprise IT solutions, supporting a pivotal migration project from VMware vSphere to Red Hat OpenShift. This role is essential in shaping innovative infrastructure strategies, ensuring operational excellence, and enabling digital transformation at scale.

Krakow-based opportunity with hybrid work model.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end migration lifecycle, from discovery and planning to testing, cutover, and legacy decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain an integrated transition roadmap, coordinating activities across application, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Manage dependencies, risks, and project decisions, ensuring minimal disruption to critical business services.
• Oversee testing procedures including functional, performance, and resilience testing, ensuring quality and compliance standards are met.
• Coordinate operational handover, including support models, documentation, and incident procedures.
• Communicate progress and challenges effectively through status reports and steering-committee presentations.
• Ensure the stability, resilience, and security of new and migrated systems, aligning with high data quality standards.
• Support change-management activities, fostering collaboration with technical and business stakeholders.

Our requirements

• Over 5 years of experience directing complex technology transformation and migration projects.
• Proven expertise in migrating workloads from VMware vSphere to Red Hat OpenShift.
• Strong understanding of virtualization (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) and container platforms (OpenShift).
• Exceptional skills in developing transition plans, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow).
• Excellent communication skills in English (fluent).

Optional

• Knowledge of German language (spoken).
• Additional certifications or experience in cloud architecture or project management frameworks.

What we offer

• ITDS Clubs
• Access to medical insurance
• Access to Multisport
• Access to Pluralsight
• Integrational Events
• Ambassador Program

Benefits

• access to +100 projects
• access to Pluralsight
• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• flexible working time
• fruits
• integration events
• corporate gym
• saving & investment scheme
• no dress code
• coffee / tea
• drinks
• christmas gifts
• birthday celebration
• sharing the costs of a streaming platform subscription

Recruitment stages

• online interview
• online interview

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