IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Nexent Bank is a respected international niche bank offering a dynamic portfolio of products to corporate and retail clients. With over 1,000 colleagues in seven countries and headquartered in Amsterdam, we proudly serve our international client base while strengthening our organization. We aim to be an adaptive, efficient, and sustainable bank, focusing on achieving investment-grade status and further embedding digitalization.

At Nexent Bank, we empower passionate people to achieve their maximum potential. We believe in ethical banking, care for customers need and proactivity, having a strong adherence to values such as responsibility, collaboration, learning and development.

Role Overview

The IT Infrastructure Project Manager is a
hands-on technical leader
responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering infrastructure projects across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This role requires deep, practical infrastructure knowledge combined with strong project execution skills. The successful candidate is an
all-round infrastructure specialist
who understands how enterprise environments actually run, can challenge designs, validate implementation steps, and actively guide technical teams to a successful production launch.

Key Responsibilities

Hands-On Infrastructure Delivery

• Lead the
  technical execution
  of infrastructure projects from design through implementation and go-live
• Actively review and validate
  low-level designs, build documents, and configuration plans
• Translate business and application requirements into
  concrete infrastructure solutions
• Ensure infrastructure components are correctly built, integrated, secured, and tested
• Participate directly in technical discussions, troubleshooting, and implementation planning

Project Planning & Execution

• Define and manage
  project scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies
• Create realistic project plans based on
  actual technical effort and constraints
  , not theoretical estimates
• Coordinate day-to-day activities across network, systems, security, database, and middleware teams
• Track progress, risks, and issues and take corrective actions when delivery is at risk
• Drive projects through
  cutover, migration, and production go-live
  phases

Technical Coordination & Integration

• Serve as the
  technical glue
  between infrastructure domains:
• Network (Cisco routing, switching, firewalls)
• Systems (UNIX/Linux, Red Hat, IBM AIX, Windows)
• Platform & Virtualization (VMware, OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Cloud (AWS, Azure, hybrid connectivity)
• Security (network security, segmentation, access control)
• Ensure end-to-end infrastructure integration works in practice, not just on paper
• Validate that solutions meet requirements for
  availability, performance, security, and supportability

Operational Readiness

• Ensure monitoring, logging, backup, patching, and operational procedures are in place before go-live
• Work closely with operations and support teams to ensure
  clean handover to run
• Identify and resolve technical debt or design gaps during project delivery
• Support post-implementation stabilization and issue resolution

Stakeholder & Vendor Interaction

• Work directly with engineers, architects, security teams, and application owners
• Act as a technically credible counterpart to
  vendors and system integrators
  , challenging assumptions and deliverables
• Provide clear, factual status updates based on real technical progress

Desired Skills and Experience

Strong Hands-On Infrastructure Background

• Solid, practical experience across enterprise infrastructure, including:
• UNIX/Linux environments
  (Red Hat, IBM AIX), Windows Server
• Networking:
  Cisco LAN/WAN, routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers
• Network & Infrastructure Security:
  firewalls, segmentation, VPNs, access controls
• Virtualization & Platforms:
  VMware, containers, Kubernetes / OpenShift
• Cloud:
  AWS and/or Azure, hybrid cloud connectivity and security
• Databases & Middleware:
  working knowledge sufficient to plan and integrate infrastructure
• Ability to read, understand, and challenge
  architecture and design documentation

Delivery & Project Skills

• Proven experience delivering
  complex infrastructure projects
  , not just coordinating them
• Strong understanding of how infrastructure changes impact
  operations, security, and availability
• Experience with migrations, upgrades, data center or cloud transitions
• Comfortable working in both
  Agile and traditional infrastructure delivery models

Personal Skills

• Technically curious, pragmatic, and delivery-focused
• Able to switch between
  hands-on technical detail and high-level planning
• Clear communicator with engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Calm and structured under pressure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of
  hands-on infrastructure engineering experience
• 3+ years in a
  technical project lead or infrastructure project manager role
• Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA) is a plus, not a substitute for technical depth
• Technical certifications (Cisco, Red Hat, VMware, Cloud, Kubernetes) are highly valued
• Experience in
  mission-critical or regulated environments
  (e.g., financial services) is an advantage