We are looking for an experienced IT/OT Project Manager to support an Edge Cloud transformation programme, focused on the migration of OT applications and workloads from VMware-based infrastructure to Azure Local / Hyper-V. The role will be responsible for managing application migration activities across OT systems, ensuring that planning, coordination, execution, validation, and stakeholder alignment are
performed in a controlled manner. A key focus will be managing migration windows during planned site shutdowns, where OT system availability, vendor readiness, business continuity, and recovery planning are critical.
This is a project management role requiring strong experience in IT/OT infrastructure migration, manufacturing environments, and cross-functional coordination between IT, OT, automation, vendors, and site teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end planning and execution of OT application migration activities from VMware to Azure Local / Hyper-V.
- Coordinate migration activities for OT systems, applications, and supporting infrastructure within the Edge Cloud programme.
- Build and maintain detailed migration plans, including dependencies, timelines, site readiness, application readiness, and shutdown windows.
- Manage migration execution during planned manufacturing shutdowns, ensuring activities are completed within approved windows.
- Coordinate with site OT teams, IT infrastructure teams, automation teams, application owners, vendors, and business stakeholders.
- Track application dependencies, including servers, network connectivity, firewall rules, VLANs, IP addressing, hostnames, MAC address dependencies, backup requirements, and validation needs.
- Ensure each migration has a clear rollback plan, recovery approach, and business continuity consideration.
- Manage risks, issues, actions, decisions, and dependencies across multiple stakeholders.
- Support readiness assessments, migration runbooks, cutover planning, hypercare, and post-migration validation.
- Ensure required change controls, CAB approvals, and documentation are prepared and completed before migration.
- Drive regular status reporting, RAID management, stakeholder updates, and executive-level progress communication.
- Ensure migration activities are aligned with OT cybersecurity, site governance, and regulated manufacturing requirements.
- Work with technical teams to ensure that migrated workloads are validated and operational after migration.
- Support lessons learned and continuous improvement across sites and migration waves.
Required Experience:
- Proven experience as an IT/OT Project Manager, Infrastructure Project Manager, or Technical Project Manager in manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Experience managing infrastructure or application migrations involving VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Local, or similar virtualization platforms
- Strong understanding of OT environments, including manufacturing systems, automation systems, OT networks, and site operations.
- Experience managing migrations during planned shutdowns, maintenance windows, or controlled production downtime.
- Strong stakeholder management across IT, OT, engineering, automation, vendors, and business teams.
- Experience with change control, CAB governance, cutover planning, rollback planning, and post-migration support.
- Ability to manage complex dependencies across applications, servers, networks, firewalls, backups, and validation activities.
- Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments is preferred, especially Life Sciences, Pharma, FMCG, or similar sectors.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical migration risks into clear business impact.
- Ability to work independently in a complex, multi-site programme environment.
Technical Knowledge:
The candidate should have a working understanding of:
- VMware to Hyper-V / Azure Local migration concepts.
- OT application hosting and infrastructure dependencies.
- Virtual machines, host clusters, storage, backup, and restore processes.
- VLANs, IP addressing, DNS, firewall rules, routing, and network segmentation.
- OT cybersecurity principles and secure migration practices.
- Manufacturing systems such as SCADA, MES, historians, batch systems, lab systems, automation servers, or related OT applications.
- Cutover planning, migration runbooks, rollback procedures, and hypercare models.
- GxP, validation, and regulated documentation requirements would be an advantage.
Key Deliverables
- Migration project plan and execution roadmap.
- Site and application readiness tracker.
- Application dependency and risk register.
- Shutdown migration schedule.
- Cutover and rollback plan.
- Migration runbook.
- Stakeholder communication plan.
- RAID log and weekly status reporting.
- Post-migration validation and hypercare plan.
- Lessons learned and improvement recommendations
What we offer
- Extensive benefits package: Multisport Card, LuxMed medical healthcare including dental care, life insurance, cafeteria benefits,
- Open-minded and multinational environment,
- Opportunity to be part of a global organization focused on development,
- Professional development and clear career path,
- Training & development opportunities including language courses.
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Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
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