Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations
Job Description
Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations
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Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – hybrid, office based 3 days per week
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Salary: Up to £110K plus car allowance, 20% bonus and excellent benefits package
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About the Opportunity
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Join a market-leading UK technology manufacturer with global operations as it transforms its IT infrastructure across 15+ international locations.
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This is a senior leadership opportunity to modernise historically regional and legacy infrastructure, creating a more centralised, standardised and measurable global Infrastructure & Operations function.
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Key Requirements
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- Significant IT Infrastructure & Operations leadership within manufacturing
- Global or multi-country infrastructure transformation experience
- Experience developing an infrastructure strategy and roadmap
- Strong technical breadth across networking, data centres, desktop, operating systems and Azure hybrid environments
- Still technically engaged and able to evaluate infrastructure solutions
- Leadership of Infrastructure, IT Operations and Support teams
- Strong ITIL and service delivery experience
- Budget, supplier and infrastructure contract management
- Strong senior-level stakeholder management
- Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIS2 and IT governance
- Experience with firewalls, endpoint security, BitLocker, SIEM, MFA and Zero Trust
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Role & Responsibilities
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- Develop and deliver the global infrastructure strategy and roadmap
- Standardise infrastructure across 15+ global locations
- Lead the transition from regional legacy environments to centralised group services
- Lead major infrastructure transformation and technology change
- Develop a collaborative, high-performing global Infrastructure & Support function
- Own IT Support, Service Delivery and ITIL processes
- Manage infrastructure budgets, contracts and strategic suppliers
- Build senior stakeholder relationships and drive successful technology adoption
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Why Join?
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A high-impact opportunity to shape and deliver a global infrastructure transformation, combining technology strategy, operational leadership and significant organisational change within a successful international manufacturing business.
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