Head of IT Infrastructure – FTC – 11482SR

11482SR
£100k per year + Pro Rata

Head of IT Infrastructure – 6 Month FTC 

Location: Remote UK, Occasional Visits to nearest UK office
Contract: 6 Month FTC (could be extended)
Salary: £100,000 per annum (pro rata)

About the Organisation

Our client is a leading organisation within the pensions and financial services sector, supporting a wide range of private and public sector clients across the UK.

Their technology team plays a central role in maintaining the stability, security, and scalability of systems that support the wider business.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Head of IT Infrastructure to lead the delivery, optimisation, and reliability of the infrastructure estate. The role will oversee day-to-day operations, strategic improvements, team leadership, vendor management, and ensure robust governance, security, and resilience across technology platforms.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who can balance strategic planning with operational delivery in a complex, regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the Infrastructure function, including Cloud, Networks, Servers, Storage, and End User Computing
• Develop and execute infrastructure strategy aligned with the organisation’s technology roadmap and business goals
• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to the Infrastructure team, ensuring high performance and continuous development
• Drive transformation initiatives and modernisation projects to improve scalability, performance, and resilience

Infrastructure Operations

• Ensure the availability, stability, and security of all infrastructure services across on-premise and cloud environments (Azure is essential)
• Oversee capacity management, monitoring, patching, backups, and disaster recovery processes
• Drive improvements in automation, standardisation, and operational efficiency
• Own incident, problem, and change management processes within Infrastructure

Cybersecurity & Risk

• Work closely with the Information Security team to ensure alignment to security frameworks and standards
• Ensure infrastructure meets regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements including FCA, ISO27001, and GDPR
• Lead risk identification, mitigation, and remediation activities

Projects & Delivery

• Oversee delivery of infrastructure elements of IT projects including:

• Cloud migrations
• Data centre improvements
• Network upgrades
• Endpoint modernisation

• Collaborate with Architecture and Applications teams to support wider IT change initiatives
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, to scope, and with strong documentation and governance

Supplier & Budget Management

• Manage third-party vendors, ensuring strong performance and value for money
• Oversee infrastructure budgets, forecasting, and procurement activities
• Evaluate new technologies and suppliers to support strategic developments

About You

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading an IT Infrastructure function within a medium to large organisation
• Strong technical background across:

• Azure cloud services
• Networking, firewalls and VPN
• Windows Server, Active Directory and Group Policy
• Storage, backup and disaster recovery
• Endpoint management and MDM (Intune preferred)

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday (buy/sell flexibility)
• Pension matching, healthcare, life assurance
• Retailer discounts, flexible benefits, and paid volunteer days
• Plue much more

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. 

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