Subproject Manager Application Migration

Project overview

We are looking for a Subproject Manager (m/f/d) for Application Migration in AN.U:

Description:

As part of an extensive data center relocation, applications will be gradually migrated to newly provided infrastructure at the target location.

Responsibilities

Special Feature of the Role

The data center relocation takes place parallel to ongoing project and operational business. Migration deadlines must therefore be regularly adapted to new framework conditions. Business projects, operational requirements, resource bottlenecks, or technical dependencies may require short-term rescheduling. The Stream Lead takes on a central control function here and ensures that a realistic and coordinated migration plan is maintained even with changing priorities.

The role therefore requires a high degree of flexibility, perseverance, and communication skills, as well as the ability to bring together different interests and find solutions.

• The Stream Lead Application Migration & Re-Deployment is responsible for the organizational and operational control of this process between infrastructure teams, application operations, system owners, and other stakeholders. The technical execution of individual activities is carried out by the respective specialist teams.
• The Stream Lead ensures that all participants cooperate in a coordinated manner, dependencies are transparent, and migrations are implemented on time.
• The Stream Lead bears overall organizational responsibility for controlling application migrations from the setup of the target infrastructure through re-deployment and release to the handover for decommissioning of the old systems.
• The focus of the role is on coordination, transparency, schedule control, stakeholder management, and escalation management. The technical implementation of the migrations is carried out by the respective specialist teams.
• The Stream Lead ensures that all participants carry out the right activities at the right time and that any obstacles encountered are quickly resolved.
• End-to-end coordination of application migrations within the scope of the data center relocation
• Planning, control, and monitoring of migration activities from the provision of new servers to the decommissioning of old systems
• Coordination with infrastructure, platform, and application teams as well as other relevant stakeholders
• Coordination of the provision of IT resources at the target location by the infrastructure teams
• Scheduling and control of re-deployments by the responsible application operations teams
• Ensuring the execution of smoke tests and obtaining the necessary technical and business approvals
• Tracking of open points, risks, dependencies, and measures
• Moderation of coordination rounds, workshops, and decision-making meetings
• Active escalation management for delays, resource conflicts, or technical problems
• Coordination of the handover of successfully migrated systems to the infrastructure teams for shutdown and decommissioning of the old infrastructure
• Setup and continuous maintenance of transparent monitoring of progress, status, risks, and dependencies of the migrations
• Creation of status reports, key figures, and management reports
• Maintenance and further development of the Jira processes and dashboards used for migration control

Requirements

Framework Conditions:

• Several years of experience in managing or coordinating IT projects, infrastructure projects, migrations, or transformation initiatives
• Experience in collaborating with infrastructure, platform, and application teams
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• A high degree of initiative, structuring ability, and sense of responsibility
• Confident demeanor and assertiveness towards different stakeholders and management levels
• Strong moderation, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
• High resilience and composure in a dynamic environment with frequently changing priorities and short-term plan changes
• The ability to maintain an overview and drive decisions in a structured manner, even with a high need for coordination
• Experience in risk, escalation, and stakeholder management
• Very good knowledge of Jira, especially regarding workflow control, ticket management, reporting, and dashboard creation
• Basic understanding of server operations, deployment processes, and application operations

Project details

asap

until 12/31, then extension by another 12 months, total planning 14 months

Utilization: 40h/week

Karlsruhe, after onboarding more remote (50%/50%)

Language: German

Best regards

Johanna Jochem

teamative Germany GmbH

T: *

M: johanna.jochemATteamative.com

W: http://www.teamative.com

• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 12 Monate
• Location: DE
• Languages: German