Avanda

Contractor job Project Manager – Azure Tenant Migration

Zurich

Avanda

Job position

Contractor
As soon as possible
6 months
5 to 10 years experience
Zurich, Switzerland
Published on 09/01/2026

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Our large client in Switzerland is now looking for an experienced Azure Migration Project Manager (German speaking)  to lead a complex tenant-to-tenant migration program in a multi-entity environment. You will be responsible for a 2000+  digital workplaces delivery of a large-scale Azure tenant migration from a standalone company environment into a Holding-wide Azure tenant. Work Location Baden / Luzern area. 

Start

ASAP

Duration

Initial 6-month contract, with extension

Workload

80%–100%, depending on project phase and status

Working Time

40 hours/week at 100%

Work Arrangement

  • Working hours by agreement with the project

  • On-site presence in Central Switzerland

  • Home office possible up to 40%

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the analysis, planning, and execution of the Microsoft Azure tenant migration from the company tenant to the Holding tenant, in close collaboration with internal project leadership and enterprise architecture.

  • Identify required migration steps, technical dependencies, and cost drivers to migrate approximately 2,000 digital workplaces across more than 60 locations, as well as associated server applications.

  • Conduct a high-level analysis of infrastructure, applications, and client/server dependencies together with company stakeholders.

  • Define the target-state architecture jointly with enterprise architecture and the Holding.

  • Translate analysis and target-state definition into concrete configurations and migration steps, working closely with the Holding’s project leadership.

  • Lead the execution phase of the migration of all digital workplaces, ensuring coordination across teams and minimizing operational disruption.

Candidate profile

  • Completed education in IT, electrical engineering, or an equivalent qualification.

  • Several years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure tenant migrations.

  • Proven experience leading infrastructure projects as a project and/or product manager.

  • Strong background in large-scale analysis, configuration, and rollout of digital workplace environments.

  • Experience with complex integration programs; experience in regulated or utility-like environments is an advantage.

  • Solid understanding of IT architecture, identity concepts, and interface/dependency management.

  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across multiple organizations.

  • Fluent in German and English.

  • Practical knowledge of IAM, Active Directory, and related identity technologies.

 

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Avanda est une ESN Franco Suisse. Nous accompagnons nos clients dans leurs transformations digitales.

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Project Manager – Azure Tenant Migration

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