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Head of Technology Operations:
West End, London
Vacancy snapshot:
Type: Permanent position
Start date: ASAP - client will wait for the right candidate
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 depending on skills plus benefits

My client is an award-winning advertising technology company that specialises in targeting profitable online users with fully personalised display and video adverts.

 

Their diverse and passionate team has undergone exceptional recent growth and they are looking for more capable, enthusiastic and ambitious people to work with them.

 

This role will be leading the efforts by bringing all that is cutting edge to data storage and access.  Their data storage needs are significant, requiring instant access.

 

You will be responsible for 99.999% uptime and for distributed back-up and hardware inventory and purchase.  A strong negotiator and forward thinker is needed as they scale their business both internationally and with new products and responsibilities. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Full responsibility for technology operations
  • Technology systems development and project management
  • Maximise strategic service relationships through optimising costs of  services such as data centres, hardware and infrastructure architecture
  • Be able to plan and scale the business’ infrastructure
  • Have a formidable technology background and a passion for innovation
  • Define and adjust IT Standards and Technologies
  • Optimise costs of services, hardware and infrastructure
  • Be responsible for business continuity planning, information security and emergency procedures.

The Ideal Candidate:

 

To join a growing team of dedicated professionals you will need to be highly motivated and hard-working.  You will be able to demonstrate that you have broad knowledge that can be easily applied.

 

Required skills:

  • Demonstrable background in Technology Operations and Cloud Technology
  • Knowledge of a wide range of both Microsoft and Open source technologies
  • Great problem solver who can work well under pressure.
  • Team player with strong leadership and management
  • Experience with huge data sets and huge data storage.
  • Well organised and able to prioritise workload.

 

This role is based in central London.

 

The salary for this position is £40,000 - £50,000 + benefits.

 

My client are ready to interview immediately but will wait for the right candidate.


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