IT Team Leader

IT Team Leader

Derbyshire

£50,000- £60,000

Are you an experienced IT professional with strong technical skills, looking to transition from a team lead role into management? We're searching for a driven and innovative leader ready to take on more responsibility in a multi-country environment. While experience in a 24/7 manufacturing setting is ideal, were open to candidates from other sectors who excel in technically demanding roles and are eager to lead.

About the Role:

This position bridges the gap between team leadership and management, offering a blend of hands-on technical work and high-level decision-making. Youll lead key infrastructure projects while continuing to actively support your team with system configurations, network troubleshooting, and managing business-critical systems. You'll also be responsible for ensuring that IT initiatives align with business objectives, particularly in manufacturing and customer-facing environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead IT Projects: Manage and oversee technical projects, ensuring they align with business objectives, from infrastructure upgrades to rolling out new technologies.
• Hands-On Leadership: Continue to actively participate in technical work, such as network configuration and server troubleshooting, while guiding your team through challenges.
• Team Management: Provide mentorship and direction to your team, fostering a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Optimize IT Resources: Oversee IT budgeting and resource allocation, ensuring the adoption of cutting-edge technologies to maximize efficiency.
• Disaster Recovery & Continuity: Lead disaster recovery planning and business continuity efforts to safeguard critical operations.
• Vendor & Partner Relations: Manage relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring that technical standards are met and business partnerships are optimized.
• Performance Monitoring: Use KPIs to track team performance and drive improvements, pushing for technical excellence and operational efficiency.

What Were Looking For:

• Technical Expertise with Leadership Skills: You have a passion for solving technical challenges and are skilled at guiding a team through complex projects.
• Effective Communicator: Capable of explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven Track Record: Experience in delivering new technologies and optimizing IT processes.
• Hands-On Problem Solver: Youre not just managing from the sidelines youre actively involved in solving technical issues when necessary.
• Forward Thinker: Always on the lookout for emerging technologies that can benefit the organization.

Essential Technical Skills:

• Cisco networking (switching)
• Microsoft 365 administration
• VMware
• High-availability storage solutions
• Microsoft servers

Desirable Technical Skills:

• Linux
• AWS
• Grafana, MQTT, Node-Red
• MySQL, Timescale databases
• Apache and Nginx web servers
• Project management experience, especially in technical deployments

Location: Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border. Onsite work required 3 days a week to facilitate collaboration on key projects.