Salary: £65,000 - 65,000 per year Requirements: Educated to degree level in an IT related discipline or with equivalent additional experience. Previous experience in an IT Leadership or management role. Substantial technical experience in solutions development and system implementation within one or more operating environments within a complex IT service serving a large organisation. Brings clear, customer focused thinking to the development of technical strategies, standards, and design principles. Maintains excellent awareness of technical innovations and emerging trends. Successful track record in building and leading highly flexible teams of developers and technical experts, operating in a matrix environment. Familiar with the technologies relevant to the teams purpose. Experience with Microsoft M365 and Azure technologies, Office 365, Business Intelligence, SAP ERP (Basis, FI, HR, ESS/MSS, Payroll, SRM, PI), Tribal SITS, or MS SQL Server is of interest. Responsibilities: Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams including solution, low-code, data and integration developers, delivering new digital solutions, automation, and operational excellence. Set future technology direction through horizon planning and guidance on emerging platforms. Embed strong customer focus, continuous learning, coaching, and knowledge-sharing within the team. Establish and maintain development standards, toolsets, source control, documentation templates, and policies. Ensure quality, security, and resilience are integral to all development and integration activities. Maintain expert knowledge of systems integration, solution development, and emerging trends. Participate as a key member of the Architecture Board to assure solution design and architectural compliance. Own and continuously improve critical enterprise systems and act as escalation point for incidents. Lead preventative maintenance, upgrades, disaster recovery planning, and risk management for relevant systems. Plan and prioritise resources across teams, balancing operational demands with long-term strategies. Maintain accurate resource plans and guide estimation and sizing of development activities. Work with Service Owners and Project Managers to ensure effective allocation of developer capacity for projects and support. Technologies: Azure Business Intelligence DevOps ERP Support Matrix Office 365 SAP SQL Security Cloud Marketing More: We are Hays Technology, partnering with a Higher Education client to recruit a Head of DevOps and DataOps on a permanent basis. This role is pivotal in our Digital Services team as we execute an ambitious digital strategy aimed at significant digital transformation within the organization. We offer a competitive salary between £59,966 - £67,468, alongside 33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, hybrid working, and a competitive pension package. Join us in making a lasting impact on our students and the wider academic community. last updated 4 week of 2026