Junior Project Manager

Soroc Technology

Toronto

Description

Junior Project Manger - Azure

Contract position

Hybrid - 1-2 times in the office per week

Pay Rate: 50-55/hour

Industry: Banking

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of cloud migration and infrastructure projects, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure.
  • Track project milestones, timelines, deliverables, and dependencies using project management tools.
  • Maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, action items, project plans, status reports, RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies), and other project artifacts.
  • Coordinate project meetings, sprint planning sessions, stakeholder updates, and follow-up activities.
  • Work closely with project managers, cloud architects, infrastructure, security, and technical teams to ensure successful project execution.
  • Assist with vendor coordination and third-party engagement where required.
  • Support project budgeting, resource planning, reporting, and overall project governance.
  • Help ensure projects comply with organizational security, compliance, and governance standards.
  • Identify and escalate project risks, issues, and blockers to senior project leadership as needed.
  • Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and Agile delivery best practices.

Required Qualifications

  • 1 to 3 years of experience in a Junior Project Manager role.
  • Familiarity with cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure. Azure certifications are considered an asset but are not required.
  • Basic understanding of IT infrastructure concepts, including networking, servers, storage, and security.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.
  • Experience working within Agile and/or Scrum delivery environments is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice to Have

  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification.
  • Experience supporting cloud migration, data center transformation, Windows Server refresh, or infrastructure modernization initiatives.
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow and ITSM processes.
  • Experience working within large enterprise environments, such as banking, financial services, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.