Infrastructure Team Leader (Server, Storage & Cloud)

Hunter Douglas, Inc.; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Douglas Europe is undertaking a major multi-year transformation of its infrastructure landscape. We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Team Leader (Server, Storage & Cloud) – EMEA to drive standardisation, modernisation and resilience of infrastructure services across a diverse European environment.

This is a UK based role and a key position within the Infrastructure Leadership Team. You will provide both people leadership and technical direction, ensuring secure, scalable

Qualifications

• Degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience leading infrastructure teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, AD, virtualization, storage and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional infrastructure team across Europe, promoting collaboration and technical excellence.
• Drive standardisation and consolidation of infra tools, processes and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership in server, storage, AD, virtualization, backup and DR services.
• Establish and govern infrastructure standards, SLAs and best practices.
• Support data centre modernisation, cloud adoption and transformation programmes.
• Champion automation and continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Partner with stakeholders, vendors and technical teams across the EMEA region.

Skills

Windows Server

Virtualisation

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra

Enterprise Storage

Backup & Recovery

Linux

Azure Cloud

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Relevant technical certifications

Job description

Hunter Douglas Europe is undertaking a major multi-year transformation of its infrastructure landscape. We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Team Leader (Server, Storage & Cloud) – EMEA to drive standardisation, modernisation and resilience of infrastructure services across a diverse European environment.

This is a UK based role and a key position within the Infrastructure Leadership Team. You will provide both people leadership and technical direction, ensuring secure, scalable and high-performing infrastructure platforms that align with our global technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing regional infrastructure team, promoting collaboration, accountability and technical excellence.
• Drive the standardisation and consolidation of infrastructure tools, technologies, processes and platforms across multiple business entities.
• Provide technical leadership across server, storage, Active Directory, virtualisation, backup and disaster recovery services.
• Establish and govern infrastructure standards, service levels and best practices to improve reliability, security and efficiency.
• Support strategic initiatives including data centre modernisation, cloud adoption and infrastructure transformation programmes.
• Champion automation and continuous improvement to enhance service delivery.
• Partner with stakeholders, vendors and technical teams across the EMEA region to successfully deliver change and drive adoption of new technologies.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading infrastructure teams within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong technical expertise across Windows Server, Virtualisation, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, Enterprise Storage, Backup & Recovery, Linux and Cloud technologies (primarily Azure).
• Experience delivering infrastructure transformation, standardisation and operational improvement initiatives.
• Solid understanding of hybrid cloud environments and modern infrastructure operations.
• Knowledge of ITIL-aligned service management, shared services, SLAs and vendor management.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and people leadership skills.
• A pragmatic, resilient and results-driven approach to leadership and delivery.
• Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, with relevant technical certifications desirable.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future infrastructure landscape across EMEA. You'll join a business investing heavily in technology transformation, with the chance to influence strategy, lead meaningful change and work alongside talented colleagues in a collaborative international environment. If you enjoy combining technical expertise with people leadership and transformation, we'd love to hear from you.