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Systems Operations Lead
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Systems Operations Lead
I'm hiring as a Systems Operations Lead, offering a great mix of hands-on technical work and leadership. The team is looking for someone who can lead engineers, manage operational delivery, and bring a strong infrastructure background across areas such as Windows, Linux, storage, and backup technologies.
Job Details
- Hybrid working: 3 days a week in London
- Duration: Initial 6 months
- Day Rate: up to £800pd inside IR35 via umbrella
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day infrastructure operations, ensuring incidents, service requests, and operational activities are managed effectively.
- Oversee Windows, Linux, storage, and backup environments, ensuring platform stability and resilience.
- Manage operational delivery while parallel transformation and modernisation initiatives are underway.
- Coordinate and support a team of technical SMEs, ensuring workloads are prioritised and delivered effectively.
- Act as an escalation point for operational and infrastructure-related issues.
- Drive service reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the environment.
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Required Experience
- Strong infrastructure background with experience across Linux and Windows server environments.
- Good understanding of storage, backup, and wider infrastructure technologies.
- Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure Operations, or Production Support environments.
- Proven experience leading and developing technical teams.
- Comfortable remaining hands-on and involved in technical delivery on a daily basis.
- Ability to balance operational responsibilities alongside ongoing transformation programmes.
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