Senior IT Project Manager – Disaster Recovery, Cyber Resilience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Oversee the comprehensive execution of Disaster Recovery and cyber resilience projects across various regions and locations.

• Develop and oversee an in-region co-location Disaster Recovery facility.

• Manage network connectivity, storage solutions, Nutanix, VMware, firewalls, and the onboarding of applications.

• Facilitate Disaster Recovery enablement and ensure recovery readiness for critical business applications.

• Lead the planning, testing, and execution of site failover exercises.

• Promote Ansible-based recovery automation, technical runbooks, and recovery playbooks.

• Direct cyber resilience projects, including Citrix modernization, Azure MFA implementation, malware protection, and the remediation of security issues.

• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Network, Security, Applications, Business Continuity teams, vendors, and regional/site stakeholders.

• Take responsibility for project planning, budget management, resource allocation, dependencies, RAID management, governance, and executive reporting.

• Ensure that Disaster Recovery solutions are adequately tested, documented, transitioned to operations, and capable of fulfilling recovery objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of experience in IT project management.

• Preferably possess experience in Disaster Recovery, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or business continuity projects.

• Strong grasp of Disaster Recovery concepts, business continuity, recovery testing, failover strategies, and enterprise infrastructure.

• Familiarity with regulated pharmaceutical environments and GxP documentation.

• Experience in managing infrastructure projects involving VMware, Nutanix, storage solutions, networking, firewalls, and co-location/data center settings.

• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and recovery orchestration.

• Understanding of cybersecurity technologies, including MFA, malware protection, Citrix, and security remediation.

• Demonstrated experience managing global or multi-site projects, technical vendors, risks, budgets, and cross-functional delivery teams.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, governance, and executive reporting abilities.

• Proficient in business English.

• Ability to work collaboratively across global teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual budget allocated for professional development.

• Regular workshops and training sessions.

• Competitive salary alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

• Rewards through a referral program.

• Loyalty-based benefits starting from the third year through the Unity Scheme.

• Assistance with visas, permits, and international assignments.

• Country-specific perks tailored to your place of residence.

• A diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

• Flexible remote work options available.