Data Centre Build and Migration Project Director

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harrington Starr Full time
Data Centre Build and Migration Project Director

Project Overview:

This project involves leading the downstream execution of a new co-location (Co-Lo) data centre initiative for a leading financial services client.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the build and migration activities, ensuring adherence to standards, and engaging multi-disciplinary teams across infrastructure, development, governance, and customer-facing business units.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Data Centre Build and Vendor Management
  • Define and validate cage/space specifications to ensure they meet client's standards.
  • Work closely with Co-Lo vendor and their build teams to ensure all requirements are met and aligned with specifications.
  • Maintain clear and regular communication with client's Data Centre team for validation and updates.

Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination

  • Collaborate with application, service, and infrastructure teams, including networks, to review and finalize requirements.
  • Manage and coordinate cross-functional teams spanning infrastructure, development, architecture, governance, and customer-facing business units.
  • Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and buy-in for project plans.
  • Proactively engage stakeholders, facilitate clear communication, and minimize project disruptions.

Planning and Migration Execution

  • Develop and oversee detailed project plans, covering both data centre build and application/service migration processes.
  • Directly interface with customer account teams and customers to secure buy-in, address technical queries, and manage expectations.
  • Lead and support migration activities, including:
  • Weekend and evening work for pre-migration tests.
  • Execution of Network Integration Tests (NITs), Disaster Recovery (DR) tests, and migration dress rehearsals.
  • Managing both physical (lift-and-shift) and logical migrations.

Salary: £80,000 - £110,000 per annum

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in managing data centre builds and migration projects within a complex environment.
  • Expertise in engaging with Co-Lo vendors and ensuring compliance with defined standards and specifications.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to manage multi-stakeholder teams effectively.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and foster collaboration across diverse teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to create, execute, and manage detailed project and migration plans.

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