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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading geographically distributed Infrastructure teams, managing operational services, and driving cloud transformation initiatives. Proficient in Azure, hybrid infrastructure, automation, and service management, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Azure Infrastructure ManagementCloud Transformation LeadershipIncident ManagementResource and Capacity PlanningPeople Leadership and Development
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Hard Skills
Infrastructure DeliveryProject ManagementOperational ManagementAutomationDisaster RecoveryService ManagementCapacity ManagementRisk ManagementContinuous ImprovementService Quality Focus
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationDecision-MakingCoachingPerformance DevelopmentCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft AzurePaaS TechnologiesContainerised PlatformsAutomation ToolsMonitoring Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Cloud CertificationsInfrastructure Management CertificationsProject Delivery Certifications
Industry Keywords
Infrastructure ManagementCloud EngineeringOperational ExcellenceFinOpsService Optimisation
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAzureCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and develop a geographically distributed Infrastructure team across the UK, India and APAC
- Manage priorities, resources and delivery across projects, operations, incidents and escalations
- Drive operational excellence across Azure, hybrid infrastructure, networking, storage, backup, monitoring, automation and resilience services
- Lead critical infrastructure incident response, service recovery and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure infrastructure services meet quality, security, governance and operational standards
- Support cloud transformation, data centre exit, M&A integration and infrastructure modernisation programmes
- Promote automation, service optimisation, FinOps and capacity management best practices
- Collaborate with Security, IAM, Network Services, Helpdesk and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise priorities
- Manage team performance, capability development and workforce planning
- Report on delivery progress, risks, dependencies and operational performance
- Lead infrastructure projects using Microsoft Azure, PaaS technologies, containerised platforms and emerging AI-enabled infrastructure capabilities
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant experience leading Infrastructure, Cloud, Platform Engineering or IT Operations teams in enterprise environments
- Proven success managing geographically distributed teams, operational services and project delivery
- Strong experience in resource, capacity, risk and dependency management
- Working knowledge of Azure, hybrid infrastructure, automation, resilience, disaster recovery and service management
- Leadership of remote and geographically distributed teams
- Infrastructure delivery and operational management
- Resource, project and capacity planning
- Incident and escalation management
- People leadership, coaching and performance development
- Risk, dependency and stakeholder management
- Continuous improvement and service quality focus
- FinOps, optimisation and cost awareness
- Strong communication and decision-making skills
- Technical understanding of Azure and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Relevant cloud, infrastructure, management or project delivery certifications desirable
- Preferred experience managing global infrastructure or cloud engineering teams across multiple time zones
- Preferred experience delivering infrastructure projects within fast-paced enterprise environments
- Preferred experience leading teams through transformation, migration, data centre exit or M&A initiatives
- Preferred experience improving service reliability, operational maturity and engineering practices
- Preferred experience working with Security, Architecture, IAM and Operations teams
- Preferred knowledge of FinOps, resilience, disaster recovery, backup and capacity planning
- Preferred hands-on experience with Azure, automation and platform services
- Preferred experience building high-performing, accountable and inclusive engineering teams
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive, safe, and welcoming work environment
- Learning and professional growth opportunities
- Days of Difference leave to volunteer for a charity of your choice
- Flexible work options, including part-time work, adjusted hours, staggered shifts, and hybrid or remote working
- Work-life balance support