Interim Infrastructure Lead

GLF Schools seeks to recruit an experienced Interim Infrastructure Lead to manage the Technical Delivery Team and act as senior point of escalation.
Your OpportunityThe Interim Infrastructure Lead will provide day to day leadership of our infrastructure team to ensure systems remain available and reliable. Working with the IT leadership team to ensure that technical projects are planned, communicated, and delivered on time and with minimal disruption.
Our IT team is based in Meridian High School in Croydon. This is a hybrid role with the expectation of three days in the office (or another school site). You will be in control of where you work for the remainder of your hours, where the demands of the role allow. This is a fixed term contract until December 2024.What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who has experience in:
Leading a technical infrastructure team with line management responsibilities
Key technical systems for on-premises services (e.g., networking, Active Directory, VMWare, Hyper-V, Backup Solutions) as well as experiencing with Cloud platform solutions (e.g., Google Workspaces, Azure, Office 365, Intune)
Implementing compliance and security strategies
Engaging with stakeholders from a variety of business functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Curriculum teams)
Providing high quality training and resources to develop team members
Working within a large team of multi-skilled IT professionals
Join Our Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.
A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
Access to our highly competitive pension scheme (LGPS)
Flexible working options
Generous holiday allowance
Work life and family friendly policies
Employee wellbeing initiatives
Access to a staff benefits portal
Community and collaboration working model
The Details
Salary: £53,976 FTE per annum 
Hours of work: We are offering this role as a full-time role of 36 hours per week
Contract type: fixed term until December 2024
Start Date: ASAP
Closing date for applications: 15th April 2024
Interview Date: TBC with shortlisted candidates