IT Infrastructure Team Lead

Infrastructure Team LeadPermanent | Full-Time

Our client is looking for an Infrastructure Team Leader to take ownership of a complex, multi-region enterprise estate across EMEA.

Reporting to the Director of Technology Infrastructure and Cyber Security, this role blends strategic leadership with hands‑on technical delivery. You’ll lead a distributed engineering team, act as the senior escalation point for critical incidents, and play a key role in cloud transformation and infrastructure modernisation initiatives.

This position operates primarily within EMEA hours and forms part of a global on‑call escalation model.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high‑performing, distributed infrastructure team
• Own service stability, availability and security across cloud and on‑prem environments
• Act as senior technical escalation for major incidents and drive root cause improvements
• Deliver infrastructure transformation programmes (cloud, network, platform optimisation)
• Define standards, governance and operational best practice
• Manage strategic vendor relationships and contribute to investment planning
• Provide clear executive‑level reporting on risk, performance and roadmap delivery

Experience:

• Proven infrastructure leadership experience within complex, multi‑region environments
• Strong Azure and hybrid cloud expertise (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Deep Microsoft stack knowledge (Windows Server, AD, M365, Exchange, Intune, SCCM, Defender)
• Hands‑on experience delivering secure, scalable enterprise platforms
• Experience leading cloud migrations and modernisation programmes
• Strong major incident and ITIL‑based service management capability
• Confident engaging both technical teams and senior stakeholders

Please apply now if you are meeting the above criteria, or contact Andrew Harrison directly.

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