Director of Infrastructure and Operations

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Director Of Infrastructure and Operations to provide leadership in cloud and infrastructure strategy and manage relationships with suppliers and the Senior Leadership team. Ideal candidates will possess strong technical knowledge, preferably in Healthcare or Life Sciences, and exhibit excellent stakeholder management abilities. This role also entails responsibility for operational efficiency and service budgeting, along with motivating and developing the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in Healthcare or Life Sciences sector is highly desirable.
• Ability to think outside the box and work with stakeholders.
• Proven background in critically analyzing business situations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivery and development of infrastructure and services.
• Manage relationships with IT service providers.
• Lead technology strategy development and management.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge in Virtualisation (VMWare)

Experience with Enterprise storage

Knowledge of Microsoft Technology roadmaps

Ability to motivate and lead a team

Excellent stakeholder management

Problem-solving capabilities

Job description

Director Of Infrastructure and Operations

I am looking for a Director of Cloud, Infrastructure and Operations. You will work closely with the Senior Leadership team to align business requirements and manage on‑going relationships with key business stakeholders and suppliers. This role will provide leadership in technical strategy development, planning and the on‑going management of technology services; manages IT resource requirements to ensure appropriate balance between operational and strategic demands. It will involve managing relationships with IT services providers and ensures that the most efficient and appropriate sourcing strategies are in place to maximise service to the business; and leads, promotes and ensures Information Governance compliance is continually reviewed, developed and maintained.

Key Deliverables

• Responsible for the delivery and development of infrastructure, applications support and service budgets
• Must have strong technical knowledge & experience of: Virtualisation (VMWare), Enterprise storage, Microsoft Technology roadmaps; AD, SQL server, Voice, Data , Mobility
• Digital Innovation and Drive Technology roadmaps
• Cloud 1st mentality
• Ability to motivate, develop, manage and lead a team.
• A problem solver - someone that can think outside the box and work with stakeholders to come up with solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management
• Operational efficiently and improvement
• Proven background in the capacity to critically analyse business situations, plan ahead, resolve problems and seeks to continually improve performance.

Experience in the Healthcare or Life Sciences sector is highly desirable