Director Of Infrastructure And Operations

Experis; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in the UK is seeking a Director of Infrastructure and Operations. This role will lead technical strategy development, manage relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers, and oversee service budgets. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in virtualization, Microsoft technologies, and stakeholder management. Join to drive digital innovation and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge & experience in infrastructure management.
• Ability to motivate, develop, manage and lead a team.
• Proven background in critically analyzing business situations and resolving problems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop infrastructure, applications support, and service budgets.
• Manage relationships with IT services providers.
• Ensure Information Governance compliance is maintained.

Skills

Virtualisation (VMWare)

Enterprise storage

Microsoft Technology roadmaps

Cloud 1st mentality

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Director Of Infrastructure and Operations. The role 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