The Role
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Infrastructure Deployment Team Lead to deliver these initiatives successfully. The post holder will plan, coordinate, and drive technical delivery across multiple teams, ensuring smooth deployment and transition into operational service.
This is a pivotal role for a technically strong project leader who thrives on collaboration, accountability, and seeing complex work through from concept to completion.
Working closely with colleagues across ITS and the wider University, you will provide technical expertise, direction, and escalation support throughout project delivery. You will lead a team of Windows 11 Deployment Engineers, manage suppliers, and ensure compliance with University standards and security requirements. This is a campus-based role in York, with occasional travel to our London campus. This role is fixed-term for 18 months.
Key Responsibilities
1. As Infrastructure Deployment Team Lead, you will:
2. Lead and coordinate project teams, suppliers, and contractors to deliver high-quality outcomes aligned with University policies and standards.
3. Oversee installation, maintenance, and upgrade of infrastructure, end-user hardware, network, and AV systems.
4. Manage full lifecycle delivery of infrastructure projects, from design through to service transition, ensuring robust documentation and governance.
5. Engage stakeholders across the University, providing clear communication and regular progress updates.
6. Take responsibility for supplier management and financial oversight, monitoring performance against agreed KPIs.
7. Identify and mitigate risks, escalating issues where necessary.
8. Collaborate with the Security Operations Centre to ensure deployments meet security standards.
9. Provide leadership, coaching, and support to team members, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
10. Support operational needs during key events, which may include occasional out-of-hours work.
Key Skills and Experience
11. To succeed in this role, you will have:
12. Education to degree level or equivalent experience.
13. Technical ICT certifications such as Cisco (CCNA, CCNP) or Microsoft Certified (Azure, Windows Server).
14. Strong experience deploying Windows desktop environments using Microsoft System Management technologies.
15. Proven track record in project and supplier management for large-scale, complex IT projects.
16. Experience administering security, accounts, and permissions across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud systems.
17. Excellent planning, organisational, and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
18. Ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver results under pressure.
This role involves manual handling of equipment and may require working at height or in confined spaces. Occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary to support key University activities. Some travel to our London campus and overnight stays may be required.
Desirable
Demonstrating knowledge, skills and experience in the following would further strengthen your application:
19. ITIL or PRINCE2 certifications
20. Experience with AV technologies and enterprise-level network configuration
Additional Information
It is anticipated that the selection process will include an interview and a technical test. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible, as we may close the recruitment cycle early due to high numbers of applicants.
This role is eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. For further information regarding this visa route please visit Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK ().
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities and welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.
This vacancy is scheduled to close on the date indicated at the bottom of this advert, but we may close earlier if we receive a high level of applications.
Application process support
We are keen to support you throughout the recruitment process. Before starting your application please refer to the attached candidate application form guidance below which provides advice about completing the application process.
Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can be helpful in shaping your responses, but we encourage you to share your answers in your own words.
Our benefits package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists
- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and for additional costs (if applicable to the role)
Further information about life at YSJ
Our attached 'further information' document below provides further information about our culture, achievements and testimonials from our employees.
Closing Date - Monday 24 November 2025 at midnight Provisional Interview Date - Thursday 11 December 2025