Cloud Project Manager (Contract)
Location: Fully Remote (UK)
Contract Type: Outside IR35
Day Rate: £450 per day
Duration: Initial 6 months with extension potential
Start Date: ASAP
Overvie
wWe are seeking an experienced Cloud Project Manager to lead the delivery of strategic cloud transformation and migration initiatives for a growing enterprise organisation. This is a fully remote contract opportunity, offering the chance to manage complex cloud projects across infrastructure, applications, and data platforms while working with cross-functional technical and business stakeholder
s.The successful candidate will have a strong track record of delivering cloud programmes on time and within budget, with experience across public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GC
P).Key Responsibili
- tiesLead end-to-end delivery of cloud migration, cloud transformation, and infrastructure modernisation proj
- ects.Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and resource plan
- ning.Coordinate internal teams, third-party vendors, and cloud technology part
- ners.Drive project governance, reporting, and stakeholder communications at all le
- vels.Facilitate project planning workshops, sprint reviews, steering committees, and status meet
- ings.Ensure successful execution of cloud adoption strategies and migration road
- maps.Work closely with cloud architects, engineers, security teams, and business stakehol
- ders.Track project milestones and proactively resolve issues impacting deli
- very.Produce and maintain project documentation including RAID logs, project plans, status reports, and governance p
- acks.Support change management and user adoption activities where requ
ired.Required Expe
- rienceProven experience as a Project Manager delivering cloud-based programmes and pr
- ojects.Strong understanding of cloud technologies and migration methodo
- logies.Experience delivering projects involving Azure, AWS, or GCP enviro
- nments.Demonstrable experience managing multiple workstreams and technical
- teams.Strong stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership enga
- gement.Experience managing project budgets, risks, and vendor relatio
- nships.Excellent communication and organisational
- skills.Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodo
logies.Preferred Exp
- erienceCloud migration or data centre exit prog
- rammes.Infrastructure transformation pr
- ojects.SaaS implementation pr
- ojects.DevOps and CI/CD enviro
- nments.Security, governance, and compliance initiatives within cloud enviro
- nments.Experience working within enterprise-scale organis
ations.Certifications (De
- sirable)PRINCE2 Pra
- cti
- tionerP
- MPAgilePMScrum Master Cert
- ificationMicrosoft Azure Fundamentals / Azure Certi
- ficationsAWS Cloud Practitioner or e
quivalent…