Project Manager - IT Infrastructure (3+ months contract)

CompassX Group•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

CompassX is seeking an IT Infrastructure Project Manager for a contract role (3+ months) to lead an M&A integration engagement for a client in the greater Los Angeles area. The project involves integrating a newly acquired company onto the client's existing enterprise infrastructure within a 90-day window, ensuring a smooth transition for staff and technology. This role requires coordinating workstreams, managing execution teams, and developing a playbook for future acquisitions. The position is preferably for a 1099 independent contractor.

Requirements

Proven track record managing technology infrastructure projects, ideally including M&A integrations, system migrations, or enterprise IT standup programs.
Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 environments - Active Directory, Outlook, SharePoint, and domain migrations - sufficient to understand scope, sequence dependencies, and risk.
Ability to coordinate execution teams effectively and identify problems early, with knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, IAM, and server migrations.
Comfortable managing up to client leadership and across technical execution teams simultaneously.
Ability to build structured, reusable process documentation.
Based in LA, Orange County, or San Diego, with the ability to be on-site as needed throughout the engagement.

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise in network/security, Microsoft environments, IAM, or IT operations.

Responsibilities

Own the project plan, stakeholder communications, and coordination across all technical workstreams from Day 1 through 90-day stabilization.
Manage and align execution teams across systems, network, security, and identity workstreams.
Oversee the integration of Microsoft 365 environments including Outlook, SharePoint, Active Directory, and domain migration into a single-tenancy environment.
Manage execution across firewall configuration, VPN redirection, server migrations, and network security setup.
Ensure Identity and Access Management (IAM) is set up correctly and that help desk operations are resourced and ready for the post-acquisition surge.
Document the integration process into a reusable acquisition onboarding playbook.