Project Manager - Infrastructure / Networks / F5 (Senior Consultant)

Job Title: Project Manager – F5 / Infrastructure / Network (Senior Consultant)
Location:  City of London - onsite 3 days per week  
Duration: 6 months (to be extended)
Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 - dependent on experience 
Start: ASAP
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Role:
Supporting one of our key customers in Central London, you will join an energised and focused Programme and Project team delivering critical infrastructure and integration change across a complex enterprise environment. 
You will be responsible for delivering an F5 load balancing programme, auditing and optimising existing F5 configurations, and integrating supporting office systems following a merger. You will provide clear governance and stakeholder leadership while protecting business continuity through implementation, transition and handover. 
Responsibilities of the Project Manager include:

• Define, agree and manage the  delivery approach, integrated plan, milestones, dependencies and resources      for infrastructure and network workstreams
• Lead delivery of the F5 load  balancing programme, including discovery, design coordination,      implementation planning, testing, cutover and service transition
• Coordinate the audit and  optimisation of existing F5 configurations, translating findings into  prioritised remediation and improvement activity
• Manage the integration of  supporting office systems following a merger, ensuring delivery is aligned  with business, technology and operational priorities
• Work closely with infrastructure,  network, security, architecture, service management and business teams to      coordinate delivery across interdependent workstreams
• Maintain robust project  governance, including project plans, RAID logs, decision logs, dependency  tracking, status reporting and escalation routes
• Identify, assess and actively  manage delivery risks, issues and dependencies, with particular focus on      service resilience and business continuity
• Coordinate third-party suppliers and internal technical teams, ensuring commitments, deliverables and      acceptance criteria are clearly defined and tracked
• Plan and oversee testing, implementation, cutover, transition to service and operational handover  activities
• Provide clear, concise updates to senior stakeholders, translating technical delivery detail into business      impact, decisions and actions

The successful Project Manager will be able to demonstrate the following experience and capabilities: 

• Proven experience as an  Infrastructure or Networks Project Manager delivering complex technical  change in enterprise environments
• Demonstrable experience  delivering F5 BIG-IP or comparable application delivery and load balancing      initiatives
• Experience coordinating  configuration audits, remediation plans and optimisation activity across  complex infrastructure estates
• Experience delivering  infrastructure and office technology integration in a merger, acquisition  or organisational transformation context
• Strong project governance  discipline, including planning, RAID management, dependency management,      reporting and decision tracking
• Confident stakeholder manager,  able to work effectively with senior sponsors, architects, engineers,  service owners, business users and third-party suppliers
• Strong understanding of  infrastructure delivery dependencies across networks, security, identity,  end-user technology, applications and service management
• Experienced in planning and  controlling testing, cutover, service transition, operational handover and      business continuity activity
• Delivery-focused and comfortable managing multiple parallel workstreams in a fast-paced, ambiguous and      technically complex environment
• Proactive, pragmatic and  solutions-focused, with the judgement to raise issues early and drive clear ownership through to resolution

Desirable: 

• Legal industry or professional services background
• Ability to operate within a consulting environment
• Relevant project management or technical certifications, such as PRINCE2, APM, PMP, ITIL or F5 accreditation

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to join a high-growth, scale-up consulting firm making a material difference in how clients are served.
• Personal development focus with annual appraisals, development plans, and bi-weekly coaching conversations.
• Access to a personal training budget (subject to approval).

Compensation and Benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and an extra day for your birthday
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days of leave per year
• AVIVA workplace pension scheme
• Save 30–60% on an electric car through The Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Pace’s APM Corporate Partner benefits
• ADS Group Reward benefits
• One paid day off to volunteer
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave
• Work from Abroad policy
• Regular company and team events
• Reservist leave: up to 10 days paid

* Please note that some benefits are for permanent employees only    
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