Genium Selection
Head of Infrastructure
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Head of IT Infrastructure
Opportunity Overview
Would you like to own & lead the IT Infrastructure for a mid-sized global company, including the roadmap, and deliver its modernisation & standardisation? This Head of IT Infrastructure opportunity, reporting to the CIO, is to define and deliver the global Infrastructure Strategy – cloud, networks, servers and workplace tech – moving from legacy / regional to a modern & standardised IT Infrastructure to improve reliability & supportability.
About the Company
Our client is a market leading UK company, with global operations, designing, and manufacturing technology solutions. Innovation, customer focus and strategy ensure its long-standing success and continued growth.
Key Responsibilities
Taking ownership of the global infrastructure roadmap, you’ll lead the infrastructure team to deliver standardised and modernised IT, where you will:
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- Develop and deliver the global IT infrastructure roadmap to standardise infrastructure to improve reliability and supportability as it moves from site/ regional to centralised / group IT function.
- Lead & Develop the Infrastructure team to deliver the infrastructure projects successfully.
- Own budget & contract management of all infrastructure including selection and negotiations.
- Ensure 3rd line support delivery with a focus on ITIL ensuring business needs are met.
- Build relationships with stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of change.
- Ensure IT Infrastructure fits the needs of the business considering growth.
Qualifications
We’d like to hear from you if you can demonstrate:
- A solid background in IT Infrastructure engineering & management with a mid-sized company.
- Technical engagement in technology evaluation & selection to create the roadmap / technology selection - cloud, networks, servers, workplace tech, Azure hybrid & MS 365.
- Successfully delivered technology change through successful team leadership.
- Team development to create a high performing team.
- Experience of ITIL.
- Communication, negotiation and influencing expertise.
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Compensation
Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 + £7k car allowance + bonus + excellent comprehensive benefits package.
Location
Bristol Hybrid – 2 / 3 days a week in the office.
Recruitment Agency
Genium is acting as Recruitment Agency with regards to this vacancy.
Genium Selection, established in 2003 and REC member.
Personal, tailored, and targeted, our approach to recruitment aligns talented IT professionals with business so both can thrive. Talk to us about your ambitions. www.genium.biz
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