Senior Infrastructure Project Manager (Network Security/ Cloud)

<p>A leading global financial services institution is seeking an experienced Technical Infrastructure Project Manager (Network/ Datacentre/ Cloud) to own and lead the local technology function and partner closely with regional and global teams. You will design, operate, and secure highly available network and infrastructure services in a regulated environment, with exposure to modern cloud platforms.</p><p>This is a technical Infrastructure Project Manager role covering delivering and supporting networking, security, servers, and core infrastructure services, with real ownership and influence over technology direction and delivery.</p><p><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p><ul><li>Infrastructure Delivery & Support: Oversee servers, network infrastructure, storage, and datacentre operations, including office moves/adds/changes and ongoing BAU support.</li><li>Strategic Capacity Planning: Conduct capacity analysis and provide recommendations aligned to current and future business needs.</li><li>Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on guidance across networking, security, and 3rd-party connectivity to business partners.</li><li>Team Leadership: Lead the local infrastructure team across project delivery and operational support.</li><li>Project Management: Deliver complex, multi-domain infrastructure projects end-to-end (design through go-live).</li><li>Vendor & Partner Management: Manage relationships with hardware vendors, telcos, and community-of-interest network providers; support financial extranet connectivity.</li><li>Budget Ownership: Manage infrastructure budgets, project forecasting, and cost optimisation.</li><li>Disaster Recovery: Lead DR planning and testing with a focus on resilience and continuous improvement.</li></ul><p><strong>What you'll bring:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.</li><li>7+ year's experience in IT infrastructure spanning servers, storage, networking, datacentres, vendor management, and project delivery.</li><li>Strong enterprise networking and security expertise, including Layer 2/3 protocols, OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, and routing/switching best practices.</li><li>Solid understanding of TCP/IP, complex NAT configurations, and cross-organisation connectivity.</li><li>Hands-on experience with security platforms such as Cisco Firepower and Fortinet FortiGate.</li><li>Proven troubleshooting capability across complex network and hardware environments.</li><li>Experience in datacentre migrations, decommissioning, and cloud migration (AWS) is highly advantageous.</li><li>Strong project and team leadership skills, with the ability to perform under pressure.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to translate technical concepts into clear business language.</li><li>Fluent written and spoken English with solid communication skills</li></ul><p><strong>Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates</strong></p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?%2bjBHvVsVsDdgifCiREYqFlAqQHxG%2bPH%2bv" width="0" height="0" />