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🔵 About the role:
◽ As the IT Director at Vaarst & Rovco, you will play a crucial role in shaping the technological landscape of our company as we grow. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of IT & Data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and strategic planning to ensure the seamless operation of our systems and services. Your expertise will be vital in implementing rigorous technology standards and best practices throughout the group organisation.
🔵 You should apply if you have:
◽ Proven track record in managing IT infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on modern approaches such as infrastructure as code, containerisation, cloud, devops/dev services, CI/CD.
◽ Extensive experience in a senior IT leadership role, demonstrating a deep understanding of modern IT practices.
◽ Comfortable managing a mixed ecosystem of Windows/Linux and Cloud/on prem.
◽ Expertise in IT project management, cybersecurity, and strategic planning.
◽ Excellent knowledge of technology trends and best practices.
◽ Strong leadership and communication skills.
◽ Demonstrated ability to implement and maintain good compliance, technology standards, and IT processes across an organisation. Ideally experience with NIST and ISO7001, or equivalent.
◽ Ideally proven track record in managing complex data infrastructure.
🔵 Responsibilities:
◽ IT Strategy and Leadership:
→ Develop and execute the IT strategy in alignment with the company's goals and objectives.
→ Provide leadership and direction to the IT department, ensuring the team's effectiveness and professional development.
◽ Cybersecurity:
→ Implement and maintain robust cybersecurity measures to protect the company's data, systems, and intellectual property.
→ Stay current with emerging threats and technology trends to keep the company's cybersecurity posture resilient.
◽ IT infrastructure management
→ Manage the enterprise IT estate, scaling with the rapidly growing organisation.
→ Manage and optimise our data infrastructure, including remote processing centres that support the operational needs of offshore vessels, including autonomous robotics systems.
→ Ensure high availability, performance, and security of all enterprise infrastructure.
◽ Compliance, Support/ IT Service Management (ITSM):
→ Ensure adherence to compliance standards such as ISO 27001, governing information security management.
→ Develop and maintain robust ITSM processes based on frameworks like ITIL to deliver high-quality IT support and services.
◽ Budget and Resource Management:
→ Develop and manage the IT budget, making cost-effective decisions to maximize ROI.
→ Allocate IT resources effectively, ensuring alignment with business needs.
◽ Vendor and Partner Relationships:
→ Collaborate with external vendors and technology partners to ensure the best solutions are leveraged for the company's success.
🔵 Benefits:
◽ Flexible, hybrid working and a 35-hour work week so you can work when is best for you.
◽ 25 days annual leave to increase to 35 days after six years + bank holidays.
◽ Sabbaticals at 4 and 6 years and a £ 500 holiday voucher at two years.
◽ Private medical insurance, including Dental & optical.
◽ Career and learning development through paid courses, conferences, and events.
◽ Curiosity fund – up to £500 to spend on learning, which is not role related.
◽ Up to 10% company bonus.
◽ Pension up to 6% company contribution.
◽ Volunteering day to give back to your local community.
◽ Enhanced maternity and adoption leave.
◽ Cycle to work scheme.
◽ Recognition & rewards for doing great work and living our values and behaviors.
◽ Flexible working options include reduced hours, part-time work, job share, phased return to work, term time working, and compressed hours.
◽ We’re a friendly, tight-knit team with monthly socials.
◽ Hybrid working: Most teams work in our offices 2+ days a week to collaborate and be hands-on with our technology. When you do visit, our Bristol office is a 10-minute walk from the train station, with its balcony and Fresh fruit & snacks and drinks in the office.
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