Global IT Director / IT Infrastructure & Data Centres / Home Based

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Global IT Director who has excellent team leadership, significant technology experience within a 24x7 business critical environment and strong financial management experience is required to join this Global Company.

In addition to strong technical skills across computer, storage, network, software and information security, you will have previous leadership skills in driving a transformation change agenda through all layers of the organisation.

SALARY: Very Competitive + Bonus + Benefits  

LOCATION: Home Based / Remote. However, candidates must be available to travel to the UK Data Centre in Slough, Berkshire when required.

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a Global IT Director who has excellent team leadership, significant technology experience within a 24x7 business critical environment and strong financial management experience.

The Company's Data Centres is a business unit that has experienced massive growth and investment ($2B) since 2017 resulting in 15 data centres over 3 continents.

As a result of this investment, the Data Centres are now looking for a Global IT Director to act as an information technology expert to transform and lead the Global IT infrastructure engineering, operations, and enablement teams.

Working as the Global IT Director you will be a player-coach, both leading a small global team of systems engineers and administrators and rolling-up your sleeves directly as needed.

As the Global IT Director, you will be responsible for developing and executing a strategy, architecture, and roadmap to drive world class capabilities, standardisation, system performance, uptime, compliance, and cost effectiveness. This includes developing and managing CapEx and OpEx budgets, tactical and strategic prioritisation, and people development while reporting status to leadership teams. In addition to having responsibility for Data Centre business unit specific systems and select applications, you will work closely with the corporate IT teams to ensure consistency and adherence to standards.

As a successful applicant you will enjoy collaborating with other teams and be able to thrive in a fast-paced, business critical systems environment.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1951, the Company is a global leader for storage and information services.

The Company protect what their customers value most, from the everyday to the extraordinary, while helping them bridge the physical and digital world. Their people have the opportunity to bring their creativity to a workplace that thrives on change. At the Company, you will be part of a team that doesn't just embrace what's exceptional. It creates exceptional.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

To be considered for this role you will possess the following attributes:

Vast IT leadership experience, including successful leadership of global virtual teams

Significant technology experience in a 24x7, business critical environment

Bachelor's degree with technical certifications; advanced degree preferred

Demonstrated leadership in driving a transformation change agenda through all layers of the organisation; ability to influence change across cross functional teams

Strong technical skills across computer, storage, network, software, and information security

Technical proficiency in various virtualisation, operating systems, automation tools, endpoint protection and management tools, monitoring systems, information security, cloud technologies, and process engineering

Proven ability to build, motivate, and lead high performing team/capability to support a best-in-class vision within a complex, matrix company

Understanding of operational management frameworks: ITIL, Agile, Kanban etc.

Strong financial management (including budgeting and business case development), hardware and software asset and licensing management, and vendor management skills

Strong program and project management capabilities

Proven track record of continuous improvement and root cause analysis resulting in improved services

Customer service orientated, interacting with different teams and lines of business to solve problems

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to plan and manage at both strategic and operational levels

Technical proficiency in architecture, systems design, and systems integration

Superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Motivated by simplifying technical environments and Infrastructure

Motivated by making things better; enjoys new challenges

In return the Company offers a competitive remuneration, excellent training and career prospects associated with a global super brand.

HOW TO APPLY

CV's of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P5878

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