Strategic IT & Security Leader

Srt Marine; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Development opportunities

Job summary

SRT Marine Systems plc is seeking a Head of IT to lead the internal IT function and own the corporate IT estate as the business grows. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

Based mainly in Bristol with occasional travel to Cardiff and Midsomer Norton, the post is hybrid and full-time, managing a small in-house team, coordinating with the MSP, and delivering security, devices, networks and business systems in a high-trust, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience leading an internal IT function in a growing organisation.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft cloud estate: Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender and Conditional Access, plus Mac management, in a hybrid identity environment
• Experience of managing a managed service provider and other IT suppliers, including service levels, reviews and renewals
• A track record of running IT as a service people value: responsive, visible and pragmatic, with a bias to fixing things

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the in-house IT team and service the business.
• Own the corporate IT estate end to end: Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, Windows and Mac endpoints, networks, telephony, meeting-room AV and office IT
• Define how support requests are routed, escalated and measured across our own team and our managed service provider, set the service levels, and hold our suppliers to account against them
• Manage the day-to-day performance of our managed service provider and other IT suppliers, including quarterly service reviews, escalations and the renewal of operational contracts
• Manage and deliver to the IT operational and project budgets, own the 12-month IT delivery plan, and contribute to the longer-term technology roadmap, sequencing projects sensibly alongside business-as-usual
• Be ever vigilant in protecting SRT’s data assets, people and associated third parties from the constant threat of cyber attacks
• Ensure that the manner in which SRT presents itself to the outside world, customers in particular, is consistent with SRT’s values and position as a trusted and professional business in every respect
• Own and continually improve our endpoint and identity platforms (device management, endpoint protection, secure remote access, privilege management and Mac management), keeping them current, well configured and evidenced
• Give business systems a home in IT: work with system owners across the business (ERP, Jira, delivery and HR tools, Microsoft 365 automation) so that configuration, integration and access are managed properly
• Contribute to security assurance and certification (Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001) as the owner of the corporate estate and its controls, working alongside the Security & Compliance Manager
• Own joiners, movers and leavers, licensing, asset management and device lifecycle, and the policies and processes behind them
• Report clearly to senior leadership on service, risk, cost and progress in business terms

Skills

Leadership

IT strategy

Budget management

Vendor management

Cybersecurity awareness

Communication skills

Change management

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

Defender

Jira

ERP systems

Job description

SRT Marine Systems plc is seeking a Head of IT to lead the internal IT function and own the corporate IT estate as the business grows. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

Based mainly in Bristol with occasional travel to Cardiff and Midsomer Norton, the post is hybrid and full-time, managing a small in-house team, coordinating with the MSP, and delivering security, devices, networks and business systems in a high-trust, regulated environment.