Cloud IT Platform Manager

Cloud IT Platform Manager Bristol Start ASAP Package negotiable for the right applicant. A Market leader in terms of innovation with its High Availability Cloud platforms that it hosts its customers on. One based on VMWare virtualisation, One based on Oracle ILVM virtualisation. Responsibility: There is an internal IT team (ITS) that manage these private cloud platforms and provide internal IT services to company staff. The business also has contracts with external suppliers that assist with resource and skills in this area. This role is primarily as above but ideally will extend to include technical input into the software development team. Activities would include * Resource planning * Out of Hours work scheduling * On call cover scheduling * Providing reports to company as a whole and to board * Member of the management team * Working with external suppliers * IT Budget management * Technical staff recruitment * Technical input to strategy discussions This will be an incredible opportunity for the right person, help shape and develop the team, get involved in technical direction and be senior figure within a successful business that has been around for over quarter of a century. Anyone that feels they have the management skills and technical capability, should send their CV in the first instance for the attention of Mark Hadfield