IT Infrastructure & Operations Manager – £65k – West Yorkshire.

• IT Infrastructure & Operations Manager – £65k – West Yorkshire.
• Newly created role, managing IT Infra, Networking, Support and Operations.

About Our Client

Michael Page Technology are delighted to bring this newly created role to the market, supporting a large scale organisation with the appointment of a IT Infrastructure & Operations Manager.

What you’ll be doing:

This is a newly created role reporting to the IT Director, where you will play a key role leading IT Infrastructure and Operations, including standardization, backup and restore facilities and documentation. You will remain hands on/technical to support office network infrastructure, voice platform, contact center, user endpoints (laptops and desktops), server and database infrastructure and cloud services – leading a small team of Engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the IT services function properly in line with the constraints set by the management and the requirements of the company.
• Ensure the right level of information security is implemented.
• To oversee and ensure that all day to day responsibilities of the I&O team are carried out in line with working procedures.
• To create, maintain and optimize these working procedures.
• To train and develop staff so that they can effectively undertake their duties.
• Organizes the project management for his/her area and manages key projects with the appropriate level of priority, including in an interdisciplinary context with other IT specialists and suppliers.
• To communicate errors in systems, connections etc. and correct as necessary by own initiative or working together.
• To control deviations from planned activities and make suggestions to improve related processes.
• To distribute work and assist with problems and monitor output.
• To ensure that backups are completed and are carried out to insure data availability.
• To provide correct and accurate reports when requested.
• Organises stand-by services for his area of responsibility in exceptional circumstances on request.

The Successful Applicant

Key Skills & Experience Required:

• Datacenter and Cloud Infrastructure implementation.
• Microsoft technology stack for Active Directory, Servers and SQL Databases.
• VMware technology.
• Backup and Recovery Systems.
• Security (Endpoint protection, Firewall, Proxy systems, …).
• WAN, VPN, LAN and enterprise WLAN architectures.
• Supplier and contract management (some of the above tasks will be provided via managed services).
• Service Management according to ITIL.
• Software distribution and patch management solutions.
• Microsoft Windows 365, Server and SQL Server license structure.
• Project management.

What’s on Offer

Salary:

£55,000 – £65,000 per annum

Benefits:

• 10% Annual Bonus.
• Car Allowance.