Infrastructure Manager

Chesterfield

10 months ago

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£55,000 to £65,000 + Excellent Benefits

Your new company

Hays Technology are recruiting an Infrastructure Manager to join a large public sector organisation based in the Chesterfield area. You will be reporting to the Head of Digital, Data & Technology during a period of digital change and transformation.

Your new role

In your new role, you will be responsible for supporting the Head of Digital, Data and Technology in leading the development and delivery of modern and cost-effective infrastructure which will underpin the successful delivery whilst planning, co-ordinating and prioritising workloads, working with internal and external stakeholders to monitor and deliver current and future service operations and infrastructure demands. You will be developing, rolling out, and maintaining policies, procedures and training plans relating to existing infrastructure and new infrastructure projects.

You will be working alongside senior stakeholders, establishing strategies, key priorities and annual delivery plans for the design, development, and maintenance of infrastructure, including LANs, WANs, internet, security and wireless implementations. You will define software and hardware standards in collaboration with stakeholders and owners, whilst establishing strong partnerships with third party suppliers, negotiating and establishing access agreements and SLAs and monitoring performance against them.

What you'll need to succeed

Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire teams of around 6 staff
Proven experience of infrastructure and platform technologies covering networks, hosting, cybersecurity, databases and middleware
Experience of migrating legacy platforms to public and private cloud environments
Proven experience of leading an infrastructure team
Able to create and manage product and (platform) service roadmaps, approved product lists and technical standards
Experience of building influential relationships with key stakeholders
Strong project management skills
What you'll get in return

This exciting position is paying between £55,000 and £65,000 and offers an excellent work life balance including: generous annual leave, flexibility, a public sector employer contribution pension scheme, flexibility, training, and development opportunities.

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