Job Description – Project Manager (Cloud & Infrastructure Transition)

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 8+ Years

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days

Function: IT – Cloud & Infrastructure

Role Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the transition of Cloud and Infrastructure services from an external Managed Service Provider (MSP) to an internal Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India.

The candidate should have robust experience in transition management, stakeholder coordination, knowledge transfer, resource onboarding, operational readiness and service handover.

This is a non-hands-on technical role. However, the candidate should have a good working understanding of AWS, Azure, Entra ID, Cloud Operations and Infrastructure Services to effectively manage technical teams and transition activities.

Scope of Transition

- Cloud Platforms – AWS, Microsoft Azure and Entra ID
- Cloud Monitoring and Operations
- Backup and Recovery
- Patching Management
- Infrastructure Support Services

Key Responsibilities

- Support team hiring through technical discussions and candidate evaluations.
- Own and manage the end-to-end transition plan from the external service provider to the internal GCC.
- Coordinate recruitment, resource onboarding and team readiness.
- Manage Knowledge Transfer (KT), shadowing, reverse-shadowing and service handover activities.
- Work closely with partner SMEs, cloud infrastructure teams and business stakeholders.
- Track project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and action items.
- Ensure proper transfer of technical documentation, runbooks,



processes and operational knowledge.
- Assess GCC team readiness before transitioning service ownership.
- Identify and close knowledge gaps between the existing partner team and the internal team.
- Establish transition governance and provide regular status reports to leadership.
- Manage stakeholder communication and change management throughout the transition.
- Drive operational readiness, formal service acceptance and successful transition closure.

Required Skills & Experience

- 8+ years of overall IT experience with strong Project Management / Transition Management experience.
- Proven experience managing Cloud and Infrastructure service transitions.
- Experience in MSP-to-GCC or partner-to-internal team transitions is highly preferred.
- Working knowledge of:
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Cloud Operations and Monitoring
- Backup and Patching
- Platform Engineering / Infrastructure Engineering
- Strong experience in Knowledge Transfer (KT), shadowing, reverse-shadowing and operational handover.
- Experience in resource onboarding and technical team coordination.
- Strong vendor management, stakeholder management, RAID and dependency management skills.
- Excellent communication, leadership and executive reporting skills.

Preferred Certifications

- PMP
- PRINCE2
- ITIL or equivalent project / service management certifications.

Important Note

This is primarily a Project / Transition Management role, not a hands-on Cloud Engineering position. Candidates should have experience managing infrastructure service transitions and coordinating technical teams.

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