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Position Summary:
The Obsolescence Reduction Delivery Manager will lead delivery management activities in support of Client Obsolescence Reduction Program, with a primary focus on the build and rollout of re-platformed servers across North American manufacturing plants. This role is responsible for driving the reduction of End-of-Service (EOS) and End-of-Life (EOL) hardware, operating systems, and middleware, with particular emphasis on migrating mission-critical applications off unsupported platforms and onto currently supported hardware and OS environments. A significant component of this role includes leading the decommissioning of legacy EOS/EOL servers, with heavy focus on the retirement of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery Management:
- Own end-to-end delivery of obsolescence reduction initiatives across multiple North American plant sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including infrastructure architects, plant IT, application owners, and vendors to drive re-platforming of mission-critical applications.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, risk registers, and status reporting for EOS/EOL remediation efforts.
- Track and report progress against obsolescence reduction KPIs (e.g., number of servers decommissioned, applications migrated, unsupported platforms retired).
- Escalate and resolve delivery risks, blockers, and resource constraints in a timely manner.
Obsolescence & Decommissioning:
- Drive the identification, prioritization, and remediation of EOS/EOL hardware, OS, and middleware across plant environments.
- Lead decommissioning efforts for legacy servers, with a specific focus on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 systems.
- Coordinate application migration from unsupported platforms to approved, supported hardware and OS configurations.
- Partner with application owners to assess business criticality, dependencies, and cutover risk prior to decommissioning.
Infrastructure Solution Architecture (ISA) Support:
- Act as (or work closely with) the Infrastructure Solution Architect to define infrastructure requirements and solutions supporting re-platforming projects.
- Support the preparation and review of infrastructure architecture diagrams and detailed configuration documentation for architecture elements.
- Apply approved technical standards to validate infrastructure solutions proposed for each project.
- Evaluate proposed infrastructure technologies to confirm suitability and alignment with project and enterprise standards.
- Present proposed infrastructure architecture to CTO teams and stakeholders; incorporate feedback to obtain approval and support.
- Maintain up-to-date infrastructure architecture documentation for supported applications.
- Identify technical and/or process barriers that inhibit adoption of standard services (including cloud offerings) and drive resolution.
- Collaborate across delivery towers and within the Service/Resource Management (SRM) team to resolve cross-functional issues.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for obsolescence reduction status with CTO leadership, plant stakeholders, and project sponsors.
- Consult with project leads and requesting teams to gather and validate infrastructure and delivery requirements.
- Navigate Client governance processes, architecture review forms, and approval workflows.
- Coordinate with hardware/software vendors and internal procurement to ensure timely availability of replacement infrastructure.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in IT delivery/project management, with demonstrated experience managing infrastructure or obsolescence reduction programs.
- Proven experience managing decommissioning of legacy server environments, including Windows Server 2003/2008 (or comparable legacy OS retirement projects).
- Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture concepts, including servers, OS platforms, and middleware.
- Experience working within large enterprise/automotive manufacturing IT environments; familiarity with plant-floor IT systems is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams across geographically distributed sites.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to represent technical teams (CTO) in application and business discussions.
- Experience preparing and reviewing technical architecture documentation and diagrams.
- Familiarity with IT governance, change management, and architecture review processes in a large enterprise setting.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, ServiceNow) and reporting/status tracking.
Preferred Qualifications:- PMP, Agile/Scrum certification, or equivalent delivery management credential.
- Experience with Client IT environments, standards, or governance processes.
- Background in server migration, re-platforming, or data center consolidation projects.
- Familiarity with cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure strategies.
- Experience collaborating with Infrastructure Solution Architects or serving in a similar architecture-adjacent capacity.
Success Metrics:- Reduction in count of active EOS/EOL servers, OS instances, and middleware across in-scope plants.
- Number of Windows Server 2003/2008 instances decommissioned within program timelines.
- On-time, on-budget delivery of re-platforming projects for mission-critical applications.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and adoption of approved infrastructure standards across project teams.
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