Head of Platform and Infrastructure

Head of Platform and Infrastructure This is a senior leadership role within a growing managed services environment, focused on shaping and scaling critical infrastructure platforms. You''ll play a key part in ensuring performance, resilience, and innovation across a complex technology estate.Role Overview:Location: Manchester/Hybrid (1 day per week)Package: £80,000- £90,000pa, Discretionary Bonus and Benefits Industry: Managed Services/Cloud and InfrastructureWhat You''ll Be Doing:Define and drive the strategy for core infrastructure services including hosting, connectivity, storage, and data protectionOversee platform performance, ensuring high availability, resilience, and scalability across all environmentsOwn infrastructure services end-to-end, managing SLAs, service health, and continuous improvement initiativesLead platform engineering teams, setting direction, priorities, and fostering a high-performance cultureCollaborate with architecture and security teams to align platforms with technical standards and best practiceSupport complex client solutions with technical input and infrastructure expertiseWork closely with internal stakeholders including service delivery, cyber security, and commercial teamsManage key vendor relationships and assess new technologies to enhance platform capabilityDrive optimisation across capacity, performance, and cost efficiencyMain Skills Needed:Strong background in enterprise infrastructure (hosting, cloud, connectivity and data ..... full job details .....