Role: Infrastructure Team Leader (Public Cloud & Virtualisation)
Contract: Full-time,Permanent
Salary: £48,000 - £67,800
Location: Cambridge
We are currently looking for an experienced Infrastructure Team Leader to lead a team of high performing engineers in the support, provision and management of Cambridge Assessment’s Public Cloud, virtualisation, storage, backup and VDI infrastructure.
What you will be doing:
- Leading a dynamic and highly experienced team of infrastructure engineers including line management, day-to-day guidance, goal setting, career progression and support
- Developing a team road map for the continued improvement of services provided
- Managing the support provision of virtualisation, storage and backup technologies
- Acting as a Technical Lead for Public Cloud (AWS and Azure), providing advice and guidance to other IT teams in the evaluation and selection of Public Cloud solutions and governance and management of the Public Cloud accounts
- Monitoring Public Cloud monthly spend and identifying opportunities for cost optimisation
- Developing policies, procedures and standards for the team’s technologies
- Providing expert advice to Senior Management on technical capabilities of infrastructure technologies
- Handling escalations from customers and senior management with urgency, openness and clarity
- Providing technical support by resolving incidents, problems and service requests.
- Participating in and leading projects to implement new technologies
- Gaining experience in the latest on-premises and public cloud technologies in a large scale environment
What we’re looking for:
- Proven technical team lead experience
- Primary skillset in Public Cloud and on-premise infrastructure technologies
- Ability to organise team deliverables, manage stakeholder expectation and motivate the team to achieve the goals.
- Confident communicator in business and technical environments.
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and finding creative solutions to problems.
- Awareness and experience of networking, Windows and Linux would desirable.
Business Technology Services continually seeks to deliver customer-focused services that meet the demands of the business and their customers. We take an 'always on' approach to make our services available to users at all times.
Who we are
Cambridge Assessmentis Europe's largest assessment group, incorporating three major awarding bodies. It plays a leading role in researching, developing and delivering assessment to eight million candidates in 170 countries every year. The Group is a department of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-profit organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive package of benefits to help with your life both inside and outside of work:
- Generous contributory pension
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Annual salary review and discretionary company bonus
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay and childcare voucher scheme
- Employee discount and cash back scheme at 1,200 retailers
- Cycle scheme
- Subsidised canteens
We know that diversity of thinking, backgrounds and approaches lead to innovation and create an atmosphere where everyone’s contribution is valued. As well as wanting to create diverse teams, we also value diversity in the way our people approach their work. Work/life balance is important to us at Cambridge Assessment and we offer our colleagues a range of flexible working options according to the needs of the business and the individual, so please let us know of any flexible working requirements when applying and we can see how we can support you.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 31/03/2020and interviews will be held throughout the period the advert is live.
If you’re successful at interview stage we will ask you to undergo background screening (carried out by Credence Background Screening Ltd), to ensure that all information provided to us is accurate. We wish you all the very best with your application.
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