UK IT Infrastructure Leader — Strategy & Resilience

Priory; Stoke Gifford; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance £5,200

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays +

Birthday leave

Employee Assistance Programme

IPD/Development support

Job summary

Priory in the UK is seeking a Head of IT Infrastructure to join the IT Senior Leadership Team in Bristol. The role is hybrid, requiring at least two days in the Bristol office, with UK driving licence and vehicle expected for site and data centre travel.

You will lead infrastructure delivery, governance and budget across the UK, ensuring secure, reliable platforms to support business growth. You will shape the technology estate, drive improvements, manage major incidents, and partner with senior

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing IT infrastructure operations and leading technical teams within a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies, including servers, storage, networking, virtualization and cloud platforms.
• Microsoft technologies: Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Exchange, supported by Microsoft certification or equivalent experience.
• Cloud and networking: experience managing hybrid infrastructure environments, including AWS, with strong networking and security.
• Service management: knowledge of ITSM principles, disaster recovery, business continuity and infrastructure resilience.
• Project delivery: experience delivering infrastructure improvements, technology transformation projects and managing major incidents.
• Stakeholder management: experience working with senior stakeholders, external suppliers and technology partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the UK IT infrastructure strategy and ensure alignment with business priorities and growth.
• Lead, coach and develop the UK Infrastructure team with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Oversee performance, security and resilience of IT services and ensure service levels.
• Manage infrastructure budgets and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Respond to major incidents and drive root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

Enterprise infrastructure

ITSM principles

Project delivery

Security

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

Entra ID

Microsoft 365

Exchange

AWS

Networking

Job description

Priory in the UK is seeking a Head of IT Infrastructure to join the IT Senior Leadership Team in Bristol. The role is hybrid, requiring at least two days in the Bristol office, with UK driving licence and vehicle expected for site and data centre travel.

You will lead infrastructure delivery, governance and budget across the UK, ensuring secure, reliable platforms to support business growth. You will shape the technology estate, drive improvements, manage major incidents, and partner with senior