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# IT Migration Manager - Applications (contract)

- **Company:** Sword Group
- **Location:** Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £59,154
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Business Software, PRINCE2, Migration Manager, Operational Systems
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5963459518

## About the Role

* Strong understanding of application migration planning, dependency management, cutover coordination, and post-migration support processes.
 * Experience coordinating multiple migration waves across applications, infrastructure, networks, offshore assets, and operational technology (OT) environments.
 * Demonstrated ability to manage migration readiness activities, including planning, risk identification, issue management, stakeholder engagement, and governance reporting.
 * Strong knowledge of migration lifecycle methodologies, including wave planning, cutover preparation, Early Life Support (ELS), and transition to Business as Usual (BAU) operations.
 * Ability to identify, track, and manage complex interdependencies between business functions, technical teams, third-party suppliers, and project workstreams.
 * Experience producing and presenting clear status updates, progress reports, risks, issues, and executive-level communications.
 * Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate activities across business, technology, programme, and vendor teams.
 * Strong organisational and coordination capabilities, with experience managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced programme environment.
 * Understanding of IT service management principles, operational readiness, and service transition processes.
 * Experience working within highly regulated, operationally critical environments such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, or Industrial sectors is highly desirable.
 * Familiarity with offshore operations, asset migrations, and Operational Technology (OT) dependencies would be advantageous.
 * Relevant project delivery certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or equivalent are desirable.

## Description

Proven experience managing complex IT migration or transition activities within large-scale merger, acquisition, separation, or transformation programmes.

 * Coordinate assigned migration waves across business applications and associated technology services.
 * Manage migration planning, readiness assessments, dependency tracking, and cutover preparation activities.
 * Facilitate alignment between application, infrastructure, network, OT, cybersecurity, and business teams.
 * Track and report migration progress, risks, issues, and key milestones to programme leadership.
 * Coordinate Early Life Support (ELS) activities and ensure successful transition into BAU support teams.
 * Drive governance, planning, and communication activities to ensure migration waves are delivered safely and successfully., At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.