2025-0241, Cloud Project Manager

Duties

Under the direction / guidance of the NCIA Point of Contact or delegated staff, the contractor shall provide services related to: Project Management

• Define, plan, and execute large-scale cloud transformation and service implementation projects.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, and quality across all project phases.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including PID, Gantt charts, RAID logs, and reporting dashboards.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall methodologies based on project needs.
• Ensure project deliverables are accepted per agreed criteria and change requests are appropriately managed.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop stakeholder management strategies and stakeholder registers.
• Engage with senior stakeholders including CDT, CTO, programme managers, and SMEs across the NATO Enterprise.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across technical and business stakeholders in multinational contexts
• Cloud Program Governance
• Align project activities with NECOM principles and enterprise-wide cloud governance models.
• Support development of governance artefacts such as RACI matrices, ToRs, risk registers, and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with the CSB function, cloud architects, and compliance leads to ensure programmatic coherence.
• Change and Risk Management
• Maintain and update project risk registers and mitigation plans.
•  Lead change control procedures and impact assessments of scope, schedule, and resourcing variations.

Contract & Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate with contract officers and vendors for service delivery in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Monitor KPIs, SLAs, and vendor performance metrics.
• Reporting & Reviews
• Provide weekly and sprint-based progress updates.
• Participate in monthly sprint reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Submit delivery reports and update relevant documentation repositories

Requirements

• The support for this work requires a resource with the following qualifications:
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in project management of complex ICT/cloud initiatives.
• Proven success in managing multi-region cloud transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deployment models.
• Certified PMP/PRINCE2/Scrum Master or AgilePM.
• Cloud certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Admin).
• Experience working in multinational or defense environments.
• Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
• The Contractor can anticipate and proactively mitigate potential strategic and operational challenges.
• The Contractor has excellent communication and presentation skills, with the capacity to convey complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The Contractor has a collaborative mind-set and a proven ability to work effectively alongside strategic leads and other stakeholders in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• The Contractor has expertise in programme delivery methodologies and relevant experience in delivering programmes within a broader portfolio context.
• The Contractor can speak and write fluent English since the work is conducted in English.
• The Contractor must have the nationality of one of the NATO nations.