Job Description
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Infrastructure Environments Squad Lead - Permanent (Hybrid)
Harvey Nash has partnered with a leading higher education organisation to support on the recruitment of a highly motivated Infrastructure Environments Squad Lead to join the team. Leading a high-performing team of engineers, this role will be pivotal to drive technical excellence, lead agile practices, and ensure the resilience and efficiency of their core infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee the design, configuration, and ongoing management of all IT environments, including development, test, staging, and production.
* Ensure comprehensive monitoring is in place across environments, applications, infrastructure, and network components.
* Lead the release management process for applications and software, ensuring smooth deployments with minimal downtime.
* Partner with DevOps and development teams to coordinate, govern, and optimise automated deployment pipelines.
* Improve environment performance, scalability, and reliability by proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
* Implement and maintain robust security policies to safeguard environments, applications, and data against unauthorised access and vulnerabilities.
* Collaborate closely with development, infrastructure, and wider stakeholder teams to support smooth operations and effective delivery of IT solutions.
* Work alongside Problem and Incident Management teams to address recurring issues proactively and respond efficiently to major incidents.
About You
* Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, virtualisation technologies, and network management.
* Leadership or management experience within an IT environment.
* Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
* Proficient in scripting and automation using languages such as Bash, Python, and PowerShell.
* Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation practices.
* Experience working with monitoring platforms such as LogicMonitor.
* Familiarity with agile methodologies and the use of project management tools. xsngvjr
* Any experience around Ellucian Banner would be hugely advantageous for this position.
Infrastructure Environments Squad Lead - Permanent (Hybrid)