IT Infra Project Management

**Summary:** A Software Asset Management (SAM) plays a crucial role in overseeing and optimizing the procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance, and retirement of software licenses and subscriptions within an organization. **Duties & Responsibilities:** **Job Summary** We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented **Project Manager** with 8–12 years of experience to join our PMO, Audit & Compliance team. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of **IT Project Management in IT Infrastructure, IT Audit (ITGC& ITACs)** and Compliance and Budget Management. The person should have experience handling IT Infra projects, manage Infra budget and handle Infra audits with external Auditors of big 4 Audit firms. **Key Responsibilities** * **Project Management:** * **Planning & Execution:** Developing project charters, Detailed Project Plans (DPP), and schedules. * **Infrastructure Focus:** Implementing hardware, software, data centers, and network upgrades (servers, firewalls, cabling). * **Stakeholder Management:** Coordinating with internal IT teams, business units, and external vendors/suppliers. * **Risk & Security Management:** Identifying potential risks to infrastructure, such as cyber threats, and ensuring compliance. * **Documentation & Reporting:** Creating project status reports, dashboards, and managing documentation. * **Quality Assurance:** Conducting testing (UAT, security testing) and ensuring deliverables meet standard * **Cost Control & Tracking:** Monitoring expenditures throughout the project lifecycle to keep projects within approved financial limits. * **Budgeting and Compliance:** * Creating detailed budgets by **estimating costs** for hardware, software, labor, and licenses. * Review and **manage IT budget** for infrastructure spend across IT assets, license, labour and infra projects. * Providing **regular financial reporting** to management * **IT Infrastructure Audit:** * Evaluate the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of **IT General Controls (ITGCs)** like Access Controls, Change Management, Security Management, Operations Management, Backup and Recovery. * Evaluate the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of **IT Application Controls (ITACs)** like Input, Processing and Output Controls along with Integrity Controls, Authorization and Validation across various environments. * Perform **access controls testing**, including user provisioning, segregation of duties (SoD), password policies, and privileged access IT Infra and other corporate IT applications. * Lead and/or support **SOX 404 compliance** audits including walkthroughs, control testing, and remediation tracking. * Engage with external auditors, providing necessary documentation and walkthroughs related to IT controls. **Required Skills & Qualifications** * 8 to 12 Years experience in project management for infrastructure (e.g., data center migrations, cloud, network). * Certified ITIL, PMP or PRINCE2 practitioner. * Sound technical knowledge in AWS/Azure, virtualization (VMware), and networking (Cisco/Juniper). * Solid understanding of ITGC (IT General Controls) and ITACs (IT Application Controls). * Big 4 consulting or assurance experience would be added advantage **Soft Skills & Attributes** * Excellent **verbal and written communication** skills. * Strong **analytical** and **problem-solving** capabilities. * Must be **presentable**, professional, and capable of engaging with senior stakeholders. * High degree of **dedication, integrity**, and **attention to detail**. * Ability to **work independently** and as part of a team in a dynamic environment. **Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:**