Job Description

Remote Access Project Manager (Contract)

• 6 Months Contract
• London (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
• £650 - £800PD - Inside IR35

• Lead delivery of remote access programmes including Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Zscaler integrations, and secure connectivity solutions.
• Define project scope, plans, milestones, and governance aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Coordinate engineering, security, OT, infrastructure, and network teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Oversee remote access readiness across retail, FMCG, and operational technology environments.
• Manage stakeholders, suppliers, risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure solutions meet security, identity, compliance, performance, and network requirements.
• Maintain governance documentation including RAID logs, delivery plans, and architecture artefacts.
• Support change adoption, operational readiness, and transition into BAU support.
• Drive continuous improvement across remote access platforms and user experience.

• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure, identity, or remote access programmes in large enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), including deployment, architecture, scalability, and operations.
• Experience with Zscaler technologies (ZIA/ZPA) and secure remote access solutions.
• Understanding of OT environments, IoT ecosystems, and secure connectivity models.
• Experience supporting large-scale retail or FMCG environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, governance, and delivery experience across multiple workstreams.
• Knowledge of identity, access management, and cloud security principles.
• Prince2, PMP, or equivalent project management certification.

• Experience with hybrid identity, Active Directory, Entra ID, Conditional Access, and device compliance.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture, network segmentation, and secure connectivity principles.
• Exposure to retail technologies including POS, handheld devices, and IoT platforms.
• Understanding of governance, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Experience with automation, scripting, APIs, and managing third-party suppliers in transformation programmes.