Program Manager

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic AWS Cloud Migration Project Manager with expertise in the telecom domain to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of AWS cloud migrations and proven experience in leading complex migration projects, particularly in the telecommunications industry.

We are looking for a candidate with strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, as well as a comprehensive understanding of AWS services. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to drive cloud migration projects from planning to execution while ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices is essential to enable smooth, efficient project delivery.

The successful candidate will be proficient in managing multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring security and compliance throughout the migration process, and implementing best practices for disaster recovery and business continuity in AWS.

Skills:

• Telco Domain Expertise
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• AWS Cloud Migration Project Management
• Lead end-to-end AWS cloud migration projects, including planning, execution, and delivery.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and DevOps teams to ensure a smooth transition to AWS. Oversee AWS service configurations such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Cloud Formation, Terraform.
• Ensure migration activities comply with security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and AWS partners to drive project success.
• Manage vendor relationships for third-party cloud tools and services.
• Conduct regular status meetings, communicate progress, and resolve blockers.
• Risk & Change Management
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies associated with cloud migrations.
• Ensure minimal business disruption during the migration process.
• Implement best practices for disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BCP) in AWS.
• Agile & DevOps Enablement
• Drive Agile/Scrum methodologies for efficient project execution.
• Work closely with DevOps teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines for AWS deployments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, or AWS Cloud Formation.
• Performs the Budget Kitty Alignment across milestones
• Enables co-ordination and alignment among business owners, stakeholders and delivery team.

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic AWS Cloud Migration Project Manager with expertise in the telecom domain to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of AWS cloud migrations and proven experience in leading complex migration projects, particularly in the telecommunications industry.

We are looking for a candidate with strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, as well as a comprehensive understanding of AWS services. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to drive cloud migration projects from planning to execution while ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices is essential to enable smooth, efficient project delivery.

The successful candidate will be proficient in managing multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring security and compliance throughout the migration process, and implementing best practices for disaster recovery and business continuity in AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end AWS cloud migration projects, including planning, execution, and successful delivery.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and DevOps teams to ensure a seamless transition to AWS.
• Oversee the configuration and management of AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
• Ensure all migration activities comply with security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and AWS partners to drive project success.
• Manage relationships with vendors providing third-party cloud tools and services.
• Conduct regular project status meetings, communicate progress, and proactively address and resolve blockers.
• Identify migration-related risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Implement best practices for disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BCP) within AWS environments.
• Enable and drive the adoption of Agile/Scrum methodologies to ensure project success.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines for AWS deployment automation.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation.
• Manage budget allocation and alignment across project milestones.
• Ensure effective coordination and alignment between business owners, stakeholders, and the delivery team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10–15 years of experience in cloud migration project management, with a focus on AWS.
• Extensive knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
• Proven experience managing complex migration projects in the telecom domain.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum) and DevOps practices.
• In-depth understanding of cloud security, compliance, and governance best practices.
• Experience in disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BCP) planning in cloud environments.
• Proficient in using tools like Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Strong background in budget management and resource alignment.
• Education - Btech/Mtech with relevant education program.