Head of Infrastructure

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established organisation is seeking a Head of Infrastructure to lead its technology landscape amidst a significant digital evolution. This strategic role focuses on overseeing technology infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with organizational goals, with opportunities to drive cost efficiency and innovation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading infrastructure across cloud and traditional environments.
• Strong vendor management skills overseeing supplier ecosystems.
• Commercial mindset towards cost control and value-driven technology.

Responsibilities

• Shaping infrastructure strategy and aligning tech delivery with organisational goals.
• Leading supplier engagement and overseeing service performance.
• Ensuring infrastructure compliance with security expectations.

Skills

Vendor management

Cost control

Strategic oversight

Problem-solving

Job description

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Location: Hybrid – London (with flexible working)

Type: Permanent // Full-Time

I’m currently working with a well-established organisation that’s going through a significant digital evolution and is looking to appoint a Head of Infrastructure to help shape and lead the next phase of their technology landscape.

This is a strategic leadership role where you'll oversee the core technology infrastructure (covering a mix of cloud, network, and on-prem environments) ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and built for long-term growth. The position is ideal for someone who thrives in environments with large-scale tech operations and wants to have real impact on future-facing transformation.

The Opportunity:

You’ll be stepping into a hands-on leadership role where your focus will be on shaping infrastructure strategy, managing third-party partners, and aligning tech delivery with wider organisational goals.

Key Focus Areas:

• Providing strategic direction and oversight of the organisation’s infrastructure platforms
• Working with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth and cost-effective operations
• Leading supplier engagement, service performance, and contract governance
• Overseeing resilience planning, tech upgrades, and platform improvements
• Ensuring infrastructure aligns with compliance, risk, and security expectations
• Budget ownership and identification of opportunities to reduce cost or improve value

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience leading infrastructure or technology operations across cloud and traditional environments
• Strong vendor management skills, ideally with experience overseeing complex supplier ecosystems
• A commercial mindset when it comes to cost control, forecasting, and driving value from technology
• Comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams to get things done
• Familiarity with standards such as ISO or similar frameworks is helpful, but not essential
• Bonus if you’ve worked in multi-site or global contexts, but flexibility and problem-solving are key

Please apply now for an initial chat and to find out more details! ?