Head of User Infrastructure

Posted a week ago by Austin Fraser

Location:
Cambridge
Salary/Rate:
£56,000 - £64,000/annum
Head of User Infrastructure

A fantastic opportunity to work with one of our key clients as a Head of User Infrastructure. 

Location: 1 day per week onsite in Cambridge 

Salary: £56,000 - £64,000

Role description: 

  • Manage and support IT infrastructure to maximize availability and minimize disruptions through monitoring, proactive actions, and maintenance.

  • Collaborate with Architecture, Development, and Application Management teams to transition services, ensuring alignment with operational strategies for system and equipment replacement.

  • Lead on information and system security, business continuity, disaster recovery, and user safeguarding, while developing and reviewing strategies, policies, and performance measures to optimize service efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Partner with the Procurement Department to establish and maintain purchase and support contracts, ensuring best value and continuous improvement.

  • Supervise team leaders in small-scale acquisitions and manage budgets for maintenance, support, subscriptions, and consultancy to ensure value for money and optimize financial performance.

  • Manage Endpoint Management, Microsoft365, Aligned Cloud Services, and Multimedia Infrastructure teams to ensure support meets agreed service levels through effective resource management.

  • Build a customer-focused workforce across User Infrastructure, providing leadership that aligns with the clients values, motivating staff, and promoting performance improvement.

  • Guide team member development, working with leaders to implement tailored programs for personal development and performance management.

Skills / Qualifications required: 

  • Higher degree also Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Practitioner qualification would be highly advantageous. 

  • Strong experience working within a similar role with Microsoft 365 and the implementation of Azure. 

  • Significant and recent experience in cloud and identity service delivery for a medium - large sized organization. 

  • Practical experience in managing end user devices in a corporate environment.

  • Extensive people management experience, including performance and absence management, as well as coaching.

  • Proven experience in managing supplier arrangements, including large support and service contracts.

  • Experience working with a wide range of IT user-focused infrastructure technologies.

  Please apply by sending your applications to (url removed)

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Type:
Permanent
Start Date:
08/07/2024
Contract Length:
N/A
Job Reference:
BH-96775
Job ID:
221973774
Applications:
Less than 10

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