Job Description Head of IT
Alpine Group (including Alpine Fire Engineers and DAS Fire) is a fast growing, award winning, leader in fire detection and suppression systems designing, delivering and maintaining complex solutions across logistics & distribution, aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals, high hazard and other specialist environments.
Were proud to be recognised among The Sunday Times Best Places to Work (2025), reflecting our focus on wellbeing, values and a high performance, people first culture.
Location: Bury (Greater Manchester) as the primary base, with occasional travel to other UK sites.
As we scale, we are strengthening our in-house IT capability. This role will take responsibility for defining and delivering our IT roadmap ensuring that our systems, data, and services keep pace with business growth and support a great colleague and client experience.
Youll manage the day-to-day IT operations (largely delivered by partners), oversee vendors, work with internal stakeholders to prioritise projects, and guide continuous improvement across infrastructure, applications, and security.
Own the multi-year IT roadmap aligned to business goals (growth, M&A, European expansion), covering applications (ERP), data & analytics, infrastructure & cloud, end user experience, and service excellence.
Translate business goals (growth, M&A, European expansion) into clear IT initiatives and delivery plans.
Track progress and communicate updates, risks, and investment needs to leadership.
IT Operations & Service
Ensure IT services run smoothly and meet agreed SLAs, working closely with our IT & NetSuite Support Manager.
Negotiate IT supplier contracts, SLAs and commercial terms that balance value, performance and risk.
Security, risk & governance
Lead our security posture and drive secure by design across identity, devices, data and SaaS applications.
Run risk management, change control, disaster recovery, incident response and supplier assurance.
Applications & data
Mature our Microsoft 365 stack and uplift device management, collaboration, and information protection.
Build and manage the IT budget (opex/capex), forecast, and track ROI on change initiatives.
Change, training & communications
Ensure a great colleague experience with IT (clear SLAs, self-service, knowledge, training).
Lead change communications and occasional training for new tools and initiatives across the business.
Contribute to knowledge sharing and training to improve digital confidence across the business.
Line manage and grow the internal IT team - coach, mentor, set goals and foster a high trust, high standards culture.
incidents, projects). Track record leading IT in a multi-site, service/engineering or industrial setting at Head of IT / IT Manager / CTO level.
Microsoft 365/Entra/Intune/Defender; enterprise networking; data integration/reporting; Security & governance, vendor/commercial management, budgeting and Board engagement.
Strong communicator, able to translate technical issues into business language.
Exposure to industrial, engineering, or construction environments strong project base.
ITIL, PRINCE2/Agile, and relevant Microsoft/Security certifications.
Hybrid: We offer flexibility in remote working; Travel: Occasional travel to UK sites and, in line with growth plans, periodic travel within Europe.
Competitive salary (c.Industry leading benefits package.
Hybrid working with meaningful flexibility, balanced with on-site collaboration.
Direct line management of internal IT roles, including the IT & NetSuite Support Manager.