Cloud and Platform Lead

Description:

Job Title: Cloud and Platform Lead

Location: Kingston upon Thames, London

Contract Type: 3-month contract

Salary: £450/day (hybrid working)

Role Overview: Reporting directly to the Cloud and Platform Manager, the Cloud and Platform Lead will be responsible for overseeing the availability and technical management of technology infrastructure. This role requires a proactive and innovative individual with strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of cloud and platform technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical management of the technical infrastructure, ensuring adherence to agreed service levels and procedures.
Lead the design, procurement, installation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure components, monitoring their performance.
Proactively monitor and maintain Cloud and Platform infrastructure, ensuring security and reliability.
Assure the security of IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant standards (PSN, PCI, Cyber Essentials).
Contribute to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans, including testing.
Produce system designs and specifications, documentation, and architectures for infrastructure components.
Act as the owner of the production environment, ensuring quality through Release and Change Management processes.
Manage operational procedures for Recoverability, Availability, Capacity, and Security Management.Requirements:

Demonstrable experience managing complex IT and cloud environments.
In-depth understanding of desktop and application virtualisation technologies (XenDesktop, XenApp, AppV, PVS, UPM, ADC).
Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate teams.
Experience working at both strategic and tactical levels to meet business needs.
Ability to innovate and think creatively to solve problems.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.If you are interested in joining a dynamic team and have the skills and experience required for this role, please apply now