Azure Migration Project Manager

Our client, in the transportation industry, is seeking an Azure Migration Technical Project Manager to join their team! This is a 6-12 month contract to start!

Location: Remote - preference for Texas candidates but open to anyone in the US

Duration: 6-12 months - after this project is completed, can shift to new projects and continue to extend

Open to W2 or C2C (1099)

Role Summary: Azure Technical Project Manager (Migration Focus)
We’re targeting a hands-on Technical Project Manager who can operate deep in the weeds of an Azure migration—not just a coordinator, but someone who understands infrastructure and cloud well enough to drive execution and communicate confidently up to the CIO.

🧠 What This Person Really Is
This is NOT a pure PM and NOT a Cloud Architect.
👉 Sweet spot:

• Technical PM with strong Azure infrastructure/migration experience
• Think: “Architect-lite” who can validate, challenge, and direct work (not design everything from scratch)

• Driving an Azure migration program (legacy → new environment)
• Executing CAF (Cloud Adoption Framework) – already designed, now being implemented
• Managing migration waves + sequencing (parallel streams, dependencies)
• Owning complex, multi-stream work (infra, networking, apps, data)
• Translating technical progress into clear updates for CIO/executives
• Navigating convoluted infrastructure + ops-heavy environments

• CAF = early stage (framework built, not fully rolled out)
• Discovery already done
• Heavy involvement from networking + operations directors
• Large emphasis on:
  • Dependencies
  • Migration coordination
  • Infra + ops alignment

1. Azure Migration Experience
   • Has led or driven real cloud migrations (not just exposure)
2. Technical Depth (Infra + Cloud)
   • Understands networking, ops, Azure architecture concepts
   • Can follow and challenge engineers (without doing hands-on build)
3. Strong Project Leadership
   • Highly organized across complex workstreams
   • Can manage migration waves, dependencies, sequencing
4. Executive Communication
   • Comfortable reporting up to CIO
   • Can translate technical → business clearly

• Exposure to Terraform / IaC (conceptual understanding is fine)
• Experience with CAF implementations
• Background in Infrastructure / Ops environments (big plus)

• ❌ Not a Scrum Master / Jira ticket PM
• ❌ Not a pure Cloud Architect (no heavy design ownership)
• ❌ Not a junior PM—needs to operate independently in ambiguity

• Technical PM from enterprise cloud migration programs
• Former infra engineer / sys engineer / cloud engineer → moved into PM
• Azure-focused PMs from consulting, MSPs, or large enterprise transformations

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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