Infrastructure Services Manager, Remote, Home based
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Role and responsibilities
We are looking for a leader to establish and evolve our cloud services and automation capability within our Technology Team. The key mandate of this function is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization by optimizing processes, technology, infrastructure costs and learning paths to strengthen our engineering expertise. This role is part of the leadership structure of the Technology Team focusing on operational aspects including Infrastructure Operations, SRE, Security & Resiliency and Service Management.
The post holder will assume responsibility for delivering a best-in-class cloud infrastructure, working collaboratively with other members of the Technology Team and wider teams within the organisation to design and administer company-wide technology activities. The post holder will support the strategic development of the Technology function by developing and implementing improvements to the broader organisational needs including in controls, processes, systems and hardware.
With direct reports, the post-holder will have to display strong leadership skills and a flexible mindset. Understanding the ever-changing demands of operating within a small organisation, she/he/they will also be energised by operating in a dynamic and culturally strong organisation.
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Delivering our automation agenda to create capacity and scale key processes to manage a growing client base
Driving initiatives to increase agility, pace and capability across the teams and enhance our platforms and culture
Owning IT risk management as well as Incident Management & Change Management
Controlling infrastructure costs through the development of processes, policies and evangelizing ‘ways of working’
Owning and managing relationships with vendors
Owning and continually improving our Observability and Monitoring Framework
Building Learning Paths to develop our global team of engineers
Providing insights and metrics to detect performance problems and aid data driven decision making
Self-starter and can work independently to deliver on the wider agenda
Able to drive innovative thinking and challenge the status quo
Managing and mentoring for IT Engineers and related capacity (at least 2 direct reports)
Providing a leadership escalation point for major or complex problems
Managing technology risks and working on mitigations and resolutions, providing input into organisational risk management
Working to onboard new vendors looking at all IT and IT security perspectives, including our Third Party Assessment programme
The position will be based at the Administration’s location of London, however the role offers flexible hybrid remote working .
Skills and Experience
Successful candidates are liable to have the following skills and experiences:
Substantial infrastructure services experience across multiple platforms
Thorough understanding of IT service management with the ability to identify process needs & gaps and ability to create a service management framework
Excellent stakeholder management, capable of delivering technical solutions to business (non IT) users
Own and drive service metrics
Track record of delivering well engineered solutions using current technologies
Thought leadership and understanding of current leading technology trends, able to drive innovation across engineering teams to improve ways of working
Superb problem solving and analytical skills
Experience with automating existing processes and streamlining the way teams work
Be a great mentor and champion for your fellow colleagues
What we can offer you
As well as a competitive annual salary of circa £116,000, we also offer an excellent market leading benefits package, covering a variety of areas, both professional and personal. These benefits include:
A generous pension employer contribution with no requirement for you to contribute;
Progressive family friendly benefits including a robust paid parental leave policy;
An extensive health support package, including comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage for both you and your family members;
Comprehensive life assurance, income protection and business travel insurance packages providing financial support in events of ill health, injury etc;
A generous childcare subsidy to provide financial support for eligible childcare costs;
A generous home working and commuting allowance to provide financial support for remote and/or office working;
A training allowance to support both your continuous professional development and professional membership;
5 study leave days per calendar year to support professional development;
25 days of annual leave (in addition to bank holidays), with the opportunity to carry up to 5 unused days to the next year;
2 ‘recharge’ paid vacation days per calendar year;
2 ‘personal’ paid vacation days per calendar year
Festive season time off (between Christmas and New Years)
A holistic wellbeing support plan encompassing a variety of offerings to assist you. We provide you with an allowance to fund activities to best support your wellbeing as well as workshops and training to provide tools and guidance. Additionally, there is a wide-ranging employee assistance programme available to advise on personal, family or financial matters, and also fun social events all year round.
Oversight Board is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You will receive equal treatment regardless of age, mental or physical disability, gender, gender expression or gender identity (including transgender status), gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions) or maternity, race, colour, creed, nationality, ancestry, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
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