Head of Storage and Virtualisation

Role: Head of Storage and Virtualisation

Department: ISS - Information Systems Services

Salary: Grade 9 - £58,596 - £65,814

Closing Date: Friday 24^th January 2025

Interview Date: w/c 27th January 2025

Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Storage and Virtualisation to lead our Virtualisation and Storage initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with various virtualisation technologies and a proven track record in managing complex IT environments liaising with a broad user base. This role involves strategic planning, implementation, Stakeholder engagement and management of solutions to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the storage and virtualisation team in designing, implementing, and managing solutions across platforms like VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V, NAS, SAN, Azure, AWS and hardware.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team.
• Develop and execute a strategic plan for virtualisation aligned with Lancaster's IT strategy.
• Develop and manage budgets, including hardware, software, and training.
• Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of on and off premise solutions.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop appropriate solutions.
• Stay updated with the latest IT trends and recommend improvements.
• Manage and optimise environments performance.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Ensure infrastructure is secure, scalable and highly available including backup.

Personal Skills and Attributes:

• Proven leadership experience in IT, specifically in virtualisation and storage.
• Strong understanding of compute, networking, storage, and security principles.
• Extensive experience with SDDC technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant certifications (VCP, Azure Administrator, Red Hat) are highly desirable.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) preferred.
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Degree or relevant work equivalence experience.

Benefits:

• Working with a skilled and capable team on state-of-the-art environments.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Hybrid working.
• Flexible working hours.

If you are a dynamic leader with a passion technology who wants to work with state of the art technology, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to join our innovative team and help drive our IT strategy forward.

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

If interested, apply now and submit your CV alongside an optional Coversheet up to a maximum of two A4 pages.