Head of IT
Thatcham
£55'000 + Pension + Excellent discounts + 33 days holiday
Excellent opportunity for a senior IT professional with experience in education to step into an autonomous leadership role, where you'll guide a highly motivated and skilled team of IT professionals, making a significant impact on people's lives
Based in Thatcham this school prides themselves on people the leading education establishment in their sector. Based in 40 aches of land they have excellent facilities making a truly great place to work.
As the Head of IT, you will oversee the day-to-day management of the department, leading a team of 6 IT professionals. Your role will involve ensuring the smooth operation of IT processes, managing IP networks, and maintaining robust firewall security.
You will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, implementing IT strategies, and ensuring the infrastructure supports the educational institution's needs.
Additionally, you'll work closely with other departments to drive technology improvements and ensure the highest standards of service and security are consistently met.
The ideal candidate will have worked within an education establishment, have lead or managed a team and also have good hands on IT skills. Candidates who have experience as IT manager, Network manager, infrastructure manager who want to move into a head of IT role are encouraged to apply
This is a brilliant role for an IT professional to move into a varied, technically interesting, autonomous and a role where you can maintain your IT sills whilst having leadership responsibility.
The role
*Oversee the daily operations of the IT department, leading a team of 6 IT professionals.
* Ensure the smooth management and optimization of IT processes, systems, and infrastructure.
*Manage and maintain IP networks to support the institution's technology needs.
*Monitor and maintain firewall security to protect sensitive data and systems.
*Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely manner, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
*Implement and drive IT strategies to enhance performance, reliability, and security.
*Collaborate with other departments to identify and deliver technology improvements.
*Ensure the highest standards of service, security, and compliance are consistently met.
The person
*Have experience working in IT from an education or healthcare setting.
*Have good IT skills- networking, support, firewall, IP address
*Have lead a team of IT professionals