Senior Infrastructure Project Manager

Expleo•Milwaukee, WI

23h•Remote

About The Position

Trissential is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Project Manager to lead high-impact enterprise infrastructure modernization programs for a client in the Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The role partners with enterprise architects, engineers, vendors, business stakeholders, and executive leadership to deliver initiatives across cloud, virtualization, storage, networking, automation, and platform lifecycle management. The position works primarily remotely and supports projects intended to improve business growth, scalability, operational efficiency, security, and platform reliability. The project manager leads initiatives from discovery and planning through deployment, validation, and transition to operations. Responsibilities include project planning and scheduling, resource and budget management, procurement and financial reporting, risk and dependency mitigation, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder communications, executive reporting, and steering committee updates. Projects may include Citrix and F5 platform lifecycle work, MDS switch lifecycle projects, cloud storage modernization, virtualization upgrades, web hosting automation, and NAS lifecycle and storage transformation. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least five years of experience managing enterprise-level infrastructure technology projects. PMP certification is strongly preferred. Compensation is offered as either $130,000–$140,000 annually or $77–$87 per hour, with the final amount based on skills, experience, and geography. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience managing enterprise-level infrastructure technology projects.
Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
Proven success leading cross-functional teams in complex technical environments.
Experience managing enterprise infrastructure deployments, upgrades, migrations, or modernization programs.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation capabilities.
Experience managing budgets, project schedules, vendors, risks, and dependencies.
Technical understanding of enterprise infrastructure platforms and technologies.
Ability to coordinate multiple teams across large-scale initiatives.
Strong organizational, negotiation, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly preferred.
Additional Agile, project management, infrastructure, or cloud-related certifications are highly valued.
Experience managing enterprise infrastructure portfolios or programs.
Hands-on experience with infrastructure lifecycle management initiatives.
Previous experience in highly regulated or security-focused environments.
Exposure to enterprise hosting environments and automation initiatives.
Advanced Power BI reporting and dashboard development experience.
Experience using Project Web App (PWA) in enterprise project environments.
Experience with data center infrastructure projects.
Experience with VMware and virtualization environments.
Experience with cloud infrastructure and migration initiatives.
Experience with enterprise SAN and NAS storage environments.
Experience with network infrastructure projects, including routing, switching, and connectivity.
Experience with infrastructure automation and modernization programs.

Responsibilities

Lead infrastructure projects from discovery and planning through deployment, validation, and transition to operations.
Develop and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, milestones, and resource plans using Microsoft Project.
Coordinate cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, and external partners to support successful project delivery.
Manage project budgets, forecasts, procurement activities, monthly accruals, and financial reporting.
Identify risks, dependencies, compliance requirements, and potential roadblocks, and drive mitigation plans.
Serve as the primary communication liaison among technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
Prepare project reports, executive presentations, status updates, and steering committee communications.
Facilitate planning and execution across multiple infrastructure workstreams.
Align enterprise infrastructure initiatives with organizational priorities.
Support infrastructure lifecycle and modernization initiatives across critical technology platforms.