Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations

Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – hybrid, office based 3 days per week Salary: Up to £110K plus car allowance, 20% bonus and excellent benefits package About the Opportunity Join a market-leading UK technology manufacturer with global operations as it transforms its IT infrastructure across 15+ international locations. This is a senior leadership opportunity to modernise historically regional and legacy infrastructure, creating a more centralised, standardised and measurable global Infrastructure & Operations function. Key Requirements

• Significant IT Infrastructure & Operations leadership within manufacturing
• Global or multi-country infrastructure transformation experience
• Experience developing an infrastructure strategy and roadmap
• Strong technical breadth across networking, data centres, desktop, operating systems and Azure hybrid environments
• Still technically engaged and able to evaluate infrastructure solutions
• Leadership of Infrastructure, IT Operations and Support teams
• Strong ITIL and service delivery experience
• Budget, supplier and infrastructure contract management
• Strong senior-level stakeholder management
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIS2 and IT governance
• Experience with firewalls, endpoint security, BitLocker, SIEM, MFA and Zero Trust Role & Responsibilities
• Develop and deliver the global infrastructure strategy and roadmap
• Standardise infrastructure across 15+ global locations
• Lead the transition from regional legacy environments to centralised group services
• Lead major infrastructure transformation and technology change
• Develop a collaborative, high-performing global Infrastructure & Support function
• Own IT Support, Service Delivery and ITIL processes
• Manage infrastructure budgets, contracts and strategic suppliers
• Build senior stakeholder relationships and drive successful technology adoption Why Join? A high-impact opportunity to shape and deliver a global infrastructure transformation, combining technology strategy, operational leadership and significant organisational change within a successful international manufacturing business.