Cloud and Platform Lead

Job Title: Cloud and Platform Lead

Location: Kingston upon Thames, London

Contract Type: 3-month contract

Salary: £450/day (hybrid working)

Role Overview: Reporting directly to the Cloud and Platform Manager, the Cloud and Platform Lead will be responsible for overseeing the availability and technical management of technology infrastructure. This role requires a proactive and innovative individual with strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of cloud and platform technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical management of the technical infrastructure, ensuring adherence to agreed service levels and procedures.
• Lead the design, procurement, installation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure components, monitoring their performance.
• Proactively monitor and maintain Cloud and Platform infrastructure, ensuring security and reliability.
• Assure the security of IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant standards (PSN, PCI, Cyber Essentials).
• Contribute to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans, including testing.
• Produce system designs and specifications, documentation, and architectures for infrastructure components.
• Act as the owner of the production environment, ensuring quality through Release and Change Management processes.
• Manage operational procedures for Recoverability, Availability, Capacity, and Security Management.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience managing complex IT and cloud environments.
• In-depth understanding of desktop and application virtualisation technologies (XenDesktop, XenApp, AppV, PVS, UPM, ADC).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate teams.
• Experience working at both strategic and tactical levels to meet business needs.
• Ability to innovate and think creatively to solve problems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

If you are interested in joining a dynamic team and have the skills and experience required for this role, please apply now