Do you want to play a pivotal role in safeguarding one of our organisation’s most business‑critical systems? Programme Manager – Infrastructure & Application Upgrade (12–18 Month FTC) Role Summary We’re looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead a major infrastructure and legacy application upgrade that underpins core operational performance. This high‑impact programme involves hardware replacement, database migrations, and application enhancements to ensure long‑term stability, resilience, and compatibility. You’ll work closely with internal technology teams, third‑party suppliers, and business stakeholders, leading the business change and communications strategy required to manage downtime and minimise disruption — all while working predominantly remotely. Key Responsibilities Lead end‑to‑end delivery of a complex infrastructure and application upgrade programme. Coordinate multiple technical workstreams and maintain programme plans, RAID logs, and governance artefacts. Oversee hardware replacement, database migrations, and application enhancements. Manage relationships with suppliers, technical SMEs, and business stakeholders. Develop and deliver business change and communications plans for scheduled downtime. Own programme risk, issue, and dependency management. Lead testing phases, cutover planning, and transition to BAU. Ensure delivery to scope, budget, timeline, and quality requirements. About The Candidate To be successful in this role we are looking for; Essential Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure or technical upgrade programmes. Strong understanding of enterprise IT (servers, networks, databases, middleware, application architecture). Excellent stakeholder and vendor management capability. Experience managing programmes involving business‑critical downtime. Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and risk management skills. Confident communication skills, able to translate technical detail for non‑technical audiences. Experience with structured delivery methodologies (PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall, hybrid). Desirable Experience in regulated or high‑availability environments. Background in application or infrastructure modernisation. Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira, MS Project, or similar tools. About Us In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits: Generous annual leave allowance with the ability to buy and sell - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays A commitment to talent management & development Values Star of the Month! - Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme Life Assurance Group Income Protection Wellbeing Programme Employee Assistance Programme Employee Engagement & discounts platform About Us: NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS. NHSP is committed to being an inclusive employer of choice, working with a variety of partner organisations which provide valuable insights and best practice. We are accredited as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute and recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work. As part of our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we have been awarded the Race Equality Code Quality Mark and are a signatory of Disability Confident, Menopause Pledge and Mental Health at Work Commitment. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) As part of our commitment to EDI, as well as having a number of related staff support networks and calendar of activities, NHS professionals is also working to the following aims: To ensure we become an inclusive recruiter of choice, encompassing a fully diverse workforce, which truly reflects society To proactively embed the EDI agenda, in a meaningful way, in all that it does To create a psychologically safe environment in which everyone can thrive and be at their best To actively support and Include disabled people as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident scheme, including offering an interview to applicants to who meet the minimum criteria and choose to apply under the scheme. We particularly welcome applications from people from minority groups and will provide support to ensure an equitable process.