EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
- Evidence of delivering a portfolio of projects with a portfolio with a multi- £M budget
- Experience of leading projects including Dev Ops tooling, PaaS, IaaS, networking and communications, device management, Azure Tenancy (Identity, Collaboration, Document Repository, etc)
- Evidence of leading projects including service management platforms (preferably ServiceNow) and infrastructure including workplace and application hosting services, core secure infrastructure, secure / cyber defendable solutions
- Evidence of leading including fixed and mobile infrastructure, licence and asset management, hybrid cloud & ITIL approaches to meeting customer needs
- Evidence of mobile and wearable technology, CAD workstations, immersion hubs
- Evidence of understanding Software Defined Everything, Modern workplace / workflow driven collaboration, Next Gen office automation
- Evidence of understanding low/no code dev, Zero trust / zero footprint service development methodologies, Service Design (UCD), mixed / augmented reality solutions
- Minimum 7 years experience in managing technical projects
- Minimum 5 years experience in managing projects in a data driven environment
- Minimum 3 years experience of using Agile frameworks and Dev Ops, with a track record of successful delivery in significant Dev Ops based programmes at a senior level
- Minimum experience of working on 2 very large-scale programmes
- Track record in leading Dev Ops teams
- Has PRINCE, AGILE, MSP equivalent qualifications
- Evidence of matrix managing multi functional teams across several locations, including outsourced/third party suppliers
- Has a proven track record in managing the performance of third party organisations
- Demonstrable strong financial approach and cost controls managing multi £M budgets and supporting over 1000 users
- Provides examples of strong stakeholder relationship management to protect and enhance the programme's customer and service reputation
- Experience of managing, supporting, developing people in a culture of accountability and achievement
- Track record of demonstrating continuous personal development, embracing challenges, and sharing learning
Nice-to-have skills and experience
- Proven process improvement design and implementation capability
- Ability to develop and implement feedback systems to improve performance
- Ability to demonstrate exposure to risk decision with implications wider than own area
- Have an inquisitive mindset
- Is a forward thinker (visionary)
- Track record in developing talent including Dev Ops skills