Senior IT Project Manager (Disaster Recovery & Cyber Resilience)

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Company

hirify.global delivers digital transformation and consulting projects for the life sciences industry, with a focus on client partnerships, delivery excellence, and global collaboration.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end Disaster Recovery and cyber resilience initiatives across APAC, Europe, multiple regions, and sites.
• Establish an in-region co-location DR facility covering network connectivity, storage, Nutanix, VMware, firewalls, and application onboarding.
• Coordinate recovery planning, readiness activities, testing, and site failover exercises for business-critical applications.
• Implement Ansible-based recovery automation, including technical runbooks and recovery playbooks.
• Manage cyber resilience initiatives including Citrix modernization, Azure MFA, malware protection, and security remediation.
• Own project planning, budgets, resources, dependencies, RAID management, governance, executive reporting, documentation, and transition to operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of IT project management experience, preferably in Disaster Recovery, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or business continuity.
• Strong knowledge of Disaster Recovery, business continuity, recovery testing, failover, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Experience in regulated pharmaceutical environments and GxP documentation.
• Experience managing infrastructure projects involving VMware, Nutanix, storage, networking, firewalls, and co-location or data center environments.
• Proven experience managing global or multi-site projects, vendors, risks, budgets, and cross-functional technical teams, with strong stakeholder and executive communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Ansible and infrastructure automation or recovery orchestration.
• Knowledge of MFA, malware protection, Citrix, and security remediation.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, flat-structured environment with cross-functional and international teamwork.
• Annual budget for professional development, workshops, and training.
• Competitive salary and benefits package with referral and loyalty-based rewards.
• Support with visas, permits, and international assignments, plus benefits tailored to the country of residence.
• Inclusive culture focused on continuous learning, knowledge sharing, entrepreneurial thinking, and delivery excellence.