Infrastructure Foundations Team Leader

C4S Search Ltd; Wantage; In loco; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

C4S Search Ltd is seeking an Infrastructure Team Leader to guide delivery, support, and ongoing improvement of enterprise infrastructure. You will manage secure server/storage/data centre environments, disaster recovery, and resilience programs while mentoring a team and collaborating with stakeholders and third-party partners.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, efficiency, and adherence to governance and cybersecurity standards in a dynamic, UK-based environment.

Competenze

• Minimum five years' experience in Microsoft-based infrastructure environments.
• Strong expertise across server technologies, enterprise infrastructure platforms, and hybrid storage solutions.
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure upgrades, platform development, and operational improvements.
• Experience coordinating infrastructure services across multiple geographical locations and with third-party providers.

Mansioni

• Leading the delivery and continuous improvement of secure, reliable server, storage, and data centre environments.
• Owning disaster recovery, backup, and resilience capabilities with tested recovery objectives.
• Managing incident response, root cause analysis, capacity planning, and service improvements.
• Driving infrastructure strategy, technology adoption, operational efficiency, and governance/cybersecurity compliance.
• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of infrastructure professionals with stakeholders and partners.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem-solving

Communication

Formazione

ITIL Foundation certification

Strumenti

VMware

Performance monitoring

Cloud & Microsoft stack

ITIL framework

Descrizione del lavoro

INFRASTRUCTURETEAM LEADER

As the Infrastructure Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading the delivery, support, and continual improvement of critical infrastructure services across the organisation's enterprise technology estate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery and continuous improvement of secure, reliable, and high-performing server, storage, and data centre environments.
• Owning disaster recovery, backup, and resilience capabilities, ensuring recovery objectives are achieved and regularly tested.
• Managing incident response, root cause analysis, capacity planning, and infrastructure service improvements.
• Driving infrastructure strategy, technology adoption, operational efficiency, and compliance with governance and cybersecurity standards.
• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of infrastructure professionals whilst working closely with stakeholders and third-party technology partners.

Essential Experience

• Minimum five years' experience working within Microsoft-based infrastructure environments.
• Strong expertise across server technologies, enterprise infrastructure platforms, and hybrid storage solutions.
• Proven experience supporting business-critical infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrable experience delivering infrastructure upgrades, platform development, and operational improvements.
• Experience coordinating infrastructure services across multiple geographical locations and working with third-party providers.

Technical Expertise

• VMware and virtualisation technologies.
• Server infrastructure and performance monitoring technologies.
• Cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technology stack.
• ITIL framework and service management best practices.
• Backup, disaster recovery, resilience, and infrastructure monitoring solutions.

Desirable Experience

• Automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Container technologies including Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience working within regulated environments and compliance frameworks such as SOX and ISO.
• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical problem-solving mindset with strong organisational skills.
• Customer-focused approach with a passion for continuous improvement.