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Rate
160 000 CZK - 200 000 CZK
/
month
The reward is calculated upon delivery of 20 MD per month (1MD=8h)
Form of cooperation
Freelance:
Full-time
Sector
Information Technology
Location
Praha, 50% Remote
Project duration
12 months with the possibility of extension
Period of cooperation
02.11.2026
- 01.11.2027
Start date
02.11.2026 - 01.12.2026
Project duration
12 months with the possibility of extension
Period of cooperation
02.11.2026
- 01.11.2027
Start date
02.11.2026 - 01.12.2026
Languages
-
English
-
active, B2/C1/C2
Project description
- End-to-end management of two mission-critical infrastructure transformation initiatives supporting high-availability 24/7 systems for energy and commodity trading
- planning of migration and recabling of 300+ bare-metal servers, infrastructure appliances, and other physical targets with an emphasis on availability and minimizing unplanned downtime
- coordination of complex technical dependencies across network, server, storage/backup, security, and data-center areas in an international enterprise environment
- creation and ongoing management of detailed milestone-driven project plans, resource allocation, and critical-path schedules
- preparation of detailed migration and cutover plans, including runbooks, rollback strategies, and contingency procedures
- coordination of collaboration across legal entities, IT product areas, infrastructure and operations teams, and external suppliers
- management of dependencies on infrastructure changes, hardware deliveries, network infrastructure, data-center facilities, and external cabling contractors
- identification of architectural bottlenecks, cross-team dependencies, infrastructure risks, and potential impacts on service availability
- change management in an environment with high demands on operational stability and controlled change deployment
- stakeholder management towards technical teams, infrastructure management, and IT leadership
- preparation of data-driven status reporting, KPI tracking, escalations, and executive-level overviews
- collaboration takes place in a hybrid mode, initially a minimum of 2 days per week onsite in Prague, after the initial phase, more remote work is possible
Project requirements
- minimum of 5 years of commercial experience in technical/infrastructure project management with responsibility for end-to-end delivery
- demonstrable experience in leading extensive data-centre, network, or systems infrastructure projects
- practical experience with infrastructure migration or transformation in high-availability or other mission-critical enterprise environments
- advanced ability to manage technical dependencies, risks, and stakeholders across multiple infrastructure and operations teams
- professional English for daily communication, project management, reporting, and negotiations with technical and senior stakeholders
- advanced practical experience with:
- Infrastructure project management in the area of data centers, networks, and/or system infrastructure
- Migration and cutover planning, including detailed execution plans, runbooks, rollback and contingency scenarios
- project planning including milestones, critical path, resource allocation, dependencies, and delivery risks
- Cross-functional coordination of network, server, storage/backup, security, operations, and data-center teams
- Risk and dependency management in an environment with high availability and operational continuity requirements
- Stakeholder management in a complex matrix organization, including communication towards IT leadership
- technical communication enabling the translation of infrastructure limitations, dependencies, and risks into understandable executive-level outputs
- experience with:
- Layer 2 / Layer 3 networking at the level required for managing network infrastructure projects and dependencies
- physical data-center infrastructure, especially rack/cable management and recabling
- Bare-metal and server lifecycle migrations or similar physical infrastructure changes
- Enterprise storage and backup architecture, including principles of immutable snapshots and air-gapped storage
- Change management and ITIL processes
- coordination of external technology suppliers and infrastructure contractors
- Advantages:
- experience from Capital Markets, FinTech, stock/trading environments, Energy/Commodities, Telecommunications, or similar mission-critical 24/7 environments
- experience with trading or post-trading systems
- PMP or PRINCE2 certification
- knowledge of German
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