Infrastructure Engineer → Infrastructure Manager
A realistic transition from Infrastructure Engineer to Infrastructure Manager: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 11%. Difficulty: Medium.
Difficulty: Medium7 stepsDuration: 9 to 13 monthsOverlap: 11%
Transition from Infrastructure Engineer to Infrastructure Manager.
Skills to learn
- Team leadership
- Budget management
- Roadmap ownership
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder management
- Operations
Step-by-step learning plan
1. Build on your Infrastructure Engineer experience
2–4 weeks
Map your current strengths against the Infrastructure Manager role.
2. Close the partial gaps toward Infrastructure Manager
3–6 weeks
Improve
- Infrastructure management
Raise Infrastructure management to the level an Infrastructure Manager relies on.
3. Learn the core of the Infrastructure Manager role
6–10 weeks
Learn
- Team leadership
- Roadmap ownership
- Operations
- Budget management
Technologies
Hyper-VServiceNowJira
Cover the biggest gaps first: Team leadership, Roadmap ownership, Operations.
4. Master advanced Infrastructure Manager skills
6–10 weeks
Learn
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring
Technologies
ConfluenceExcelPower BI
Handle the advanced topics: Vendor management, Stakeholder management, Mentoring.
5. Get productive with the Infrastructure Manager toolchain
4–8 weeks
Technologies
Hyper-VServiceNowJiraConfluenceExcelPower BITeamsSharePoint
Be hands-on with Hyper-V, ServiceNow, Jira and the rest of the target stack.
6. Practise Infrastructure Manager work in real conditions
4–8 weeks
Ship a portfolio project or take on Infrastructure Manager tasks at work.
7. Get certified and position yourself as a Infrastructure Manager
4–8 weeks
Technologies
ITIL 4 StrategistPMPVMware VCP
Update your CV and LinkedIn around Infrastructure Manager, then apply to target roles.