Thoucentric Looking for IT Project Manager – Infrastructure at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

About us

Thoucentric is a niche management consulting firm focused on helping organizations overcome business challenges, maximize growth & overall performance through effective problem solving, efficient people, process and technology solutioning, end to end execution and management.

We have been certified Great Place to Work by AIM and have been ranked as “50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For”

We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution.

We are a group of seasoned professionals having diverse industry, solution and product experience thereby making us effective business liaisons. We are 400+ consultants strong coming with strong diverse background fueling our growth story in India and across four other global locations viz. US, UK, Singapore and Australia.

Job Description

At Thoucentric, we work on various problem statements.

The most popular ones are –

Building capabilities that address a market need, basis our ongoing research efforts

Solving a specific use case for a current or potential client based on challenges on-ground

Developing new systems that help be a better employer and a better partner to clients

All of these need the best of minds to work on them day-to-day; and we do exactly that!

Your contribution to organization development is as important as outward facing consulting.

We are invested in both, employee growth and client success!

Job Description:
Looking for enthusiasts ready for a challenging IT career and capable of understanding/ building infrastructure solutions, considering current technology trends (Cloud, SDDC, SDN, Cloud Workplace, IoT etc.)

You will manage the delivery of IT related projects of different business areas and participate in the implementation of IT initiatives defined in IT project portfolios.

You will also support customers with a focus on cloud computing, rollout, software defined and traditional networks, process optimization (ITIL and agile approaches).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Good Knowledge and 5+ years of experience of project management (Agile, Prince2, PMP, Waterfall) methodologies, preferably in the IT-field (Infrastructure/Cloud Setup/Cloud Computing/Workplace/IT Strategy/Service Management)
• Good understanding and/or hands-on experience in the conception and implementation of IT architectures or in infrastructure construction and operations
• Experience in successfully managing cloud, server, storage, security, backup, networks, or data centre migrations.
• Participating in the development of IT infrastructure standards, methods, guidelines, techniques, tools, and control structures, particularly in IT project management.
• This will utilize your skills within Project Management, Change Implementation Planning and Management.
• Defining, documenting, and safely executing infrastructure projects, actively driving all phases of the project as defined in the Project Delivery Framework and delivering to agreed timescale and budget.
• Experience in successfully engaging management and groups of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Preparing and maintaining project quality and risk plans and tracking progress against the plans, providing regular progress reports to the customer and steering groups as appropriate.
• Managing a change control process in relation to the project/programme, gain agreement for revisions to the scope from project sponsors, and ensure projects continue to meet business objectives.
• Evaluating and making recommendations/decisions on technical options as appropriate.
• Translate business requirements into functionality and assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options.
• Ensure risk and compliance requirements are controlled with zero deficiencies during Audits.
• Collaborate with application owners to drive improvements in architecture & performance.
• Drive customer engagement and satisfaction with all support vendors.
• Ensure high quality & stable services to application users by managing daily (24×7) Cloud Support Operational activities, including Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Crisis Management & Disaster Recovery across multiple technologies & teams.
• Manage various cloud vendors, carrying out contractual requirements & deliverables.
• Manage cross-technology & ITSM teams.
• Lead KEC (keep the environment current) projects such as OS, dB, firewall, platform upgrades.
• Leverage the past experience or gradually pick-up functional aspects which include business processes in the areas of the supply chain, finance, sales & distribution, marketing, retail, eCommerce, etc.
• Be the liaison between senior business stakeholders and technology teams to make programs successful from a business perspective.
• Hands on experience in establishing and running large initiatives through structured programs.
• Define and document the Project Objectives, Scope, Assumptions, Risks and Mitigation. Develop a high-level Project chart with milestones and estimated timelines. Detail the resources, points of contact, execution method and support mechanism.
• Develop a detailed project plan with tasks, resources, timelines, status tracking. Monitor and track progress of the project plan. Ensure resource availability, allocation and tasks are completed on time to the satisfaction of stakeholders.
• Manage timely appropriate communication and relationship with clients, vendors, partners, and other stakeholders. Create and manage periodic reporting of project execution status and other trackers in standard accepted formats.
• Own the project plan’s delivery on-time and in scope to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. Perform periodic risk assessment and minimize risks through appropriate planning and escalation.
• Measure and communicate project performance using standard techniques and measures. Maintain a comprehensive project documentation that is reusable.

Requirements

Must Have:
In-depth knowledge of the industry’s standards and regulations.

Working knowledge of technical infrastructures and network systems.

Having performed at least one end to end Infra management project.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Personal Attributes:
Ability to cope in a complex and fast-changing business environment, and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadline-driven situation.

Strong planning and organizing skills including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously.

Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.

Good influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.

Good team player, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.

Clear decision-making ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.

Excellent organization and project documentation skills

Ability to balance conflicting and changing demands through prioritization and a pragmatic approach.

Benefits

What is in it for You:
Be part of the exciting Growth Story of Thoucentric!

Work on projects that help you stay ahead of the curve. Not just exciting projects, if you are a self-starter, you will also get multiple opportunities to design, drive and contribute to the organizational and practice initiatives.

Constant learning curve with very approachable and intellectual group of consultants.

Be part of One Extended Family. We bond beyond work – sports, get-togethers, common interests etc. Work in a very enriching environment with Open Culture, Flat Organization and Excellent Peer Group.

Practice Name

Finance

Industry

Consulting

Work Mode

Hybrid

Work Experience

5- 7 years

Corporate Office

The HIVE, 4th Floor, VR MALL, The WAVERLEY, 60/2, ITPL Main Rd,B Narayanapura, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048

Zip/Postal Code

560048

City

Bangalore

Country

India

State/Province

Karnataka