Program Manager

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Program Manager to lead, manage, and deliver two major infrastructure migration programs: VMware Migration (Colocation Project) and the iSeries/AS400 Migration (Power 11).

Responsibilities • Lead execution across Server, Network, iSeries, Cybersecurity and vendors. • Drive change control (CAB), cutover orchestration, testing and validation. • Ensure DR alignment, replication setup and performance baselining. • Maintain Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions register. • Financial tracking (budget, actuals, forecasts), vendor deliverable oversight. • Conformance to Clover standards (architecture, Cybersecurity, BCP/DR, Risk and Audit). • Entry/exit criteria for each phase and environment readiness tracking. • Performance testing and acceptance criteria definition. • Update SOPs, runbooks, diagrams, DR procedures, and Asset Lists. • Deliver knowledge transfer & training sessions to Clover Operations. • Produce Post‑Implementation Review (PIR) and Program Closure Report. • Project Charters (VMware & iSeries). • Integrated Master Schedule Plan (cross‑vendor). • RAID & Decision Logs. • SteerCo/ExCo packs and status dashboards. • VMware Migration Plan & runbooks (including rollback). • iSeries Migration Plan & runbooks (including rollback). • Pre‑migration readiness and environment validation reports. • Application/integration dependency maps and cutover checklists. • DR alignment and replication validation reports.

Requirements • Matric and a Tertiary Degree • 10 years’ experience in a leadership role • Delivering both migrations within agreed scope, timelines and budget with minimal business disruption. • Align to Clover architecture, cyber security, BCM/DR and audit standards. • Establish unified, cross‑vendor plans and reporting. • Ensure thorough testing, acceptance, documentation and knowledge transfer to Operations. • Proactively manage risks, issues, decisions and dependencies via a maintained Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions RAID log. • Develop Project Charters and integrated plans for VMware and iSeries migrations. • Conduct discovery/readiness assessments, dependency and capacity analysis. • Define migration strategy.