Head of Digital Infrastructure - Sanderson : Job Details

Head of Digital Infrastructure

Location: Bristol (Hybrid Working)Salary: £75,000- £83,000 per annumHours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Are you a strategic and technically astute leader ready to drive transformation at scale? An enterprise business in the heart of Bristol is seeking a forward-thinking Head of Digital Infrastructure to lead the evolution of their digital platforms and IT services.

This is a high-impact leadership role within the IT Services Leadership Team, responsible for delivering a modern, secure, and high-performing infrastructure portfolio.

Head of Digital Infrastructure ?? About the Role

As Head of Digital Infrastructure, you will:

• Define and deliver a digital-first infrastructure strategy aligned with Business ambitions.
• Lead a skilled team through significant change, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive cost savings and service improvements by investing in modern technologies, simplifying legacy systems, and reducing technical debt through robust planning.
• Champion automation and Infrastructure as Code to increase agility and operational efficiency.
• Manage complex infrastructure environments across traditional and hybrid-cloud platforms.
• Build strong commercial relationships with third-party suppliers, ensuring value for money and alignment with business goals.
• Oversee investment planning, risk mitigation, and service delivery to meet and exceed SLAs.

Head of Digital Infrastructure ?? About You

We're looking for someone who brings:

• A strategic mindset with the ability to define and communicate a compelling vision.
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure functions and delivering change in complex environments.
• Deep technical expertise across hybrid-cloud platforms, including compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, and more.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing supplier relationships to drive value.
• A track record of reducing technical debt and improving service delivery through simplification and best practice.
• Experience with agile methodologies and ITIL-aligned service management.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Head of Digital Infrastructure ?? Why Join Us?

You'll be part of a vibrant, inclusive community that values innovation, collaboration, and impact. You'll have the opportunity to shape the digital infrastructure of a globally respected institution and make a real difference.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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