IT Director / Head of Technology (Software & IT Infrastructure) - New

RedRock Resourcing; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Benefits package

Job summary

RedRock Resourcing is hiring an IT Director / Head of Technology for a new role covering software and IT infrastructure. The position combines hands-on technical work with strategic oversight to align IT capabilities with business objectives.

Ideal candidates will lead development, infrastructure and security, drive digital transformation, and manage budgets while building high-performing teams in a hybrid UK setting.

Qualifications

• Senior IT leadership experience overseeing software development, infrastructure and information security.
• Experience in building and scaling cross-functional teams.
• In-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud services and enterprise applications.
• Strong web apps experience, particularly .NET.
• Familiar with Agile, SDLC, ITIL and COBIT frameworks.
• Understanding of data protection, information security and cyber risk management.
• Proven track record in digital transformation and systems integration.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop existing software solutions and IT systems.
• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies, especially cyber, AI and automation.
• Communicate technical strategies, challenges, and achievements.
• Evaluate and implement scalable architectural designs.
• Ensure robust data management to drive performance insights.
• Lead technical teams using agile methodologies.
• Set and manage technology budgets.
• Oversee recruitment, development and retention of staff.
• Monitor system performance and reliability.
• Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

IT leadership

Software development

Infrastructure management

Information security

Cloud services

Agile

ITIL

COBIT

Strategic planning

Digital transformation

Team building

Communication

Job description

IT Director / Head of Technology (Software & IT Infrastructure) - New Role

90,000 - 100,000 + Benefits + Hybrid Working

A leading organisation (of c.250 staff) requires a technically skilled, motivated, and forward-thinking IT Director/Head of Techncology to serve as a technical leader for the IT department and oversee the development, implementation, and management of all technological aspects across the group - to include both software development and IT infrastructure.

This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and strategic oversight to align the department's capabilities with the group's broader operational objectives. Suitable candidates will have the following:

• Proven experience in a senior IT leadership role, including managing software development, infratrsucture and information security while building and scaling teams.
• In-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud services, enterprise applications, software development and security technologies.
• Strong experience in web applications development (.Net)
• In-depth knowledge of Agile, SDLC, ITIL and COBIT frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data protection regulations, information security standards and cyber risk management.
• Demonstrable experience leading digital transformation and systems integration projects.
• Communication, collaboration and diplomacy
• Strategic thinking and foresight
• Innovative mindset
• Emotional intelligence
• Decisiveness under pressure

Responsibililties will include:

• Maintaining and developing existing software solutions/systems.
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends, with a particular focus on cyber, AI and automation.
• Communicating technical strategies, challenges, and achievements.
• Evaluating and implementing scalable architectural designs.
• Ensuring robust data management to enable performance management and drive strategic decision-making.
• Leading technical teams through agile development methodologies.
• Setting and managing technology budgets.
• Management of the full IT team including owning future recruitment, development, and retention of staff.
• Monitoring system performance and reliability.
• Identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities.
• Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.