Program Manager, Data Center Migration
Job Overview
PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Program Manager, Data Center Migration at our Tysons, Virginia location. The primary purpose of the Program Manager, Data Center Migration, is to lead complex data center migration projects. In this critical role, the incumbent will oversee the planning, execution, and successful delivery of large-scale data center migration initiatives, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations and alignment with organizational goals.
Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties, and the position will perform other duties as assigned.
- Develop and manage comprehensive project plans for datacenter migration, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams comprising IT Infrastructure, Security, Application, and business stakeholders.
- Oversee vendor management and third-party service providers to ensure alignment with migration objectives and contractual commitments.
- Lead project status meetings, provide clear communication and regular updates to executive leadership and stakeholders.
- Identify potential risks and develop proactive solutions to address technical, operational, and business continuity challenges.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory, security, and data privacy requirements throughout the migration process.
- Document lessons learned and contributed to continuous improvement in project management methodologies.
- Provide program leadership and drive all aspects of the datacenter migration.
- Monitor component project schedules, performance, quality, and budget using appropriate tools and techniques, then define and monitor corrective actions as needed.
- Lead project estimation activities and provide input into budget discussions.
- Collaborate with executives and senior management to create, prioritize, and define key strategic and tactical initiatives.
- Possess and convey high level of knowledge of project management professional practice codes, methodologies, and knowledge sources to help grow PM capabilities in the organization.
- Monitor and enforce process and methodology standards.
- Mentor team members and other stakeholders as needed.
- Other necessary duties as assigned to deliver project scope and improve the overall success of delivery across the organization.
Qualifications
Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.
- Bachelor’s Degree is required.
- 10+ years of program or project management experience in an IT environment, with at least 3 years focused on datacenter migration or similar large-scale IT infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of cloud and on-premises datacenter architectures, networking, and application dependencies.
- Excellent understanding of project management, including methodologies and best practices in agile and waterfall methodologies.
- Experience leading agile teams and agile transformation initiatives.
- Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence.
- Expertise in project and program financials.
- Demonstrated experience successfully delivering large projects, leading teams, and interacting with the highest levels of executive leadership.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex projects with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions under pressure.
- Prior experience in influencing, motivating, and mobilizing mid to large teams and business partners.
- Passion for leading teams and implementing change.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position will not supervise employees.
Licenses and Certifications
- PMP
- Scrum Master Certification
- Other Agile Certifications
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.
*Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds.*
Travel
Limited travel to various worksites is required.
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Benefits
At PenFed, we offer a robust benefits package designed to support you both personally and professionally. You’ll have access to comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans; paid time off; and family-friendly benefits like paid parental leave, care support, and fitness center access. Financial wellness is encouraged through features like a 401(k) match, employee loan discounts, and fully paid life and disability coverage. We also support growth via education assistance, community involvement, and volunteer opportunities.
About Us
Established in 1935, PenFed today is one of the country’s strongest and most stable financial institutions with over 2.9 million members and over $31 billion in assets. We serve members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Guam and Puerto Rico. We are federally insured by NCUA and we are an Equal Housing Lender. We are available to members worldwide, via the web, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, LLC is a full-service real estate company ready to assist our clients with buying, selling and renting a home. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PenFed Credit Union and is the largest independently-owned brokerage in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network, placing us in the top 1% of all real estate brokerages in the country.
With almost 60 offices and nearly 2,000 world-class sales professionals, we offer complete service coverage in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas and Texas. In addition, we also offer specialized client services which include management of vacation properties and long-term rentals, corporate relocation services and national referral network.
Equal Employment Opportunity
PenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same.
PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at 402-639-8568.
