Project Manager – Cloud Migration Contract

📌 Job Title: Project Manager – Cloud Migration (AWS to Azure)
Location: UAE
Industry: Banking
Employment Type: Full-time

🏦 About the Role
Our banking client is seeking a technically strong Project Manager specializing in cloud migration, with hands-on experience leading AWS-to-Azure or AWS-to-any-cloud migration programs. This role requires a blend of project governance, technical understanding, and stakeholder management within regulated environments.
You’ll drive end-to-end migration initiatives, ensuring secure, compliant, and seamless transition of workloads, applications, and data from AWS to Azure (or other cloud platforms).

🎯 Key Responsibilities
Cloud Migration Leadership
Lead full lifecycle cloud migration projects from AWS to Azure (or other cloud environments).
Develop migration roadmaps, timelines, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
Coordinate with cloud architects, engineers, security teams, and application owners.
Oversee discovery, assessment, planning, execution, cutover, and postmigration stabilization.

Technical Project Oversight
Understand AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch) and Azure equivalents (VMs, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Azure AD, VNets, Functions, Monitor).
Manage migration of:
Compute workloads
Databases
Storage
Networking components
Security configurations
Application dependencies
Ensure alignment with cloud best practices (WellArchitected Framework, landing zones, tagging, governance).

Banking & Compliance
Ensure all migration activities adhere to banking regulatory requirements (data residency, encryption, auditability).
Work with InfoSec to validate identity, access, encryption, and compliance controls.
Maintain documentation for audits and regulatory reviews.

Project Governance & Delivery
Manage project budgets, timelines, and vendor relationships.
Run steering committees, status meetings, and executive reporting.
Track KPIs, SLAs, and migration success metrics.
Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).

Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Act as the primary point of contact between business, IT, cloud teams, and thirdparty vendors.
Translate technical concepts into business language for nontechnical stakeholders.
Drive change management and user adoption.

🛠️ Required Technical Skills
Proven experience managing cloud migration projects (AWS → Azure preferred).
Strong understanding of:
AWS core services
Azure core services
Cloud networking (VPC/VNet, routing, firewalls, VPN, ExpressRoute)
Identity & Access Management (IAM, Azure AD)
Security controls (encryption, key management, policies)
CI/CD pipelines and DevOps concepts
Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) – nice to have
Familiarity with migration tools:
Azure Migrate
AWS Migration Hub
CloudEndure
Terraform/Infrastructure-as-Code (advantage)

📚 Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Project management certifications preferred:
PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum
Cloud certifications are a strong plus:
AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
Azure Administrator/Architect
Experience in banking or other highly regulated industries is highly desirable.

💼 Experience Level
Mid–Senior Level (6–10 years total experience)
3+ years specifically in cloud migration project management.
Experience working in enterprise-scale environments.

✨ Soft Skills
Strong communication and stakeholder management.
Ability to manage cross-functional teams.
Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, regulated environments.