Infrastructure & Cloud Services Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
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This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. The role requires travel to Elmsall twice a month.
Infrastructure & Cloud Services are at the forefront of everything from Cloud to Networking, Data Centres to virtual servers/servers (Windows and Linux) as well as desktops, Licensing and mobile phones! Every piece of infrastructure at Head office, in the stores, the warehouses, for the website or the contact centre are supported by this area. Central services such as Microsoft Azure, GSuite and GCP, file services, Citrix, Active Directory and more are all provided and supported by this area.
About the role
As an Infrastructure and Cloud Manager, you will be the central point of contact for all DevOps resource requirements within the Warehouse Technology domain. You will oversee all aspects of project delivery from a DevOps perspective, including requirements gathering, planning, and delivery, while also managing stakeholder updates and project budgets.
A key part of your role will be planning and prioritising the team's workload using an agile approach with Azure DevOps. You will collaborate effectively with technical stakeholders, such as Architects and I&C teams, to implement best practices and work closely with other IT teams to resolve cross‑system issues.
You will also be responsible for coaching and mentoring engineers on the team, providing guidance on career progression, and helping them adopt frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.
About you
To succeed in this role, you will need a proven track record of project delivery, adaptability, and great leadership skills.
Essential criteria for this role includes
* Great leadership skills and a proven track record of project delivery and adaptability.
* Demonstrated ability to manage team workload, prioritise tasks, and ensure timely delivery on commitments.
* Experience with coaching, mentoring, and developing team members.
* Understanding of cloud concepts and experience overseeing work related to a major cloud provider, ideally Microsoft Azure.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to interpret and explain technical issues to non‑technical people.
* Knowledge of DevOps principles.
* Proven ability to oversee technical tasks, ensure adherence to standards, and drive resolution of technical issues.
* Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.
* Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
* Experience with budget planning and management.
* Commercially aware with capability to understand business issues and key events.
Benefits
* 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap and Victoria's Secret products (when purchased through NEXT)
* Company performance based bonus
* Sharesave scheme
* On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
* 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
* Early VIP access to sale stock
* Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
* Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
* Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
* Free on-site parking
* Financial Wellbeing – Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
* Apprenticeship – Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
* Direct to Work – Discount online and in‑store, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
* Support Networks – Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
* Wellhub – Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long‑term condition, feel free to contact us by email at headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
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