Head of IT Infrastructure
Record Currency Management London, United Kingdom
Record seeks a highly experienced and strategic-minded individual to join our team as the Head of Infrastructure. In this role, they will oversee our company's technology infrastructure's design, implementation, and maintenance, ensuring its stability, security, and scalability. The Head of IT Infrastructure will play a critical role in shaping and executing our infrastructure strategy to support our business objectives.
Record is a leading specialist currency and asset manager with $100 billion (as at 31st December 2024) in Assets Under Management. Record’s services include currency management, sustainable finance, and asset management. Our clients are largely institutions, including pension funds, charities, foundations, endowments, and family offices.
Record’s offices are in London, Zürich, New York and Frankfurt. The relevant team is based in London.
Responsibilities:
* Develop and execute the company's infrastructure strategy to meet current and future technology needs, aligning with business goals and objectives.
* Be accountable for reporting KPIs to the Head of Technology and the Technology Leadership team, streamlining operational efficiency and reducing manual labour with new technologies incorporated into business operations, increasing productivity and safety.
* In charge of alignment of the Infrastructure department’s goals following business objectives from the senior management.
* Manage cross-functional teams in different locations (UK on-site based, and Poland remote-based) to build continuous, seamless cloud and on-premise infrastructure support.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Compliance, Risk, Operations, and other business units, to ensure the infrastructure meets their needs and supports their initiatives.
* Responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of the company's data centres, networks, servers, storage systems, and other critical infrastructure components.
* Ensure all infrastructure systems' availability, performance, and security, proactively identifying and addressing any vulnerabilities or risks.
* Drive disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
* In charge of defining access controls, encryption standards, incident response procedures, and regular security audits.
* Responsible for ensuring the efficient and secure operation of an organization's infrastructure by developing and enhancing Infrastructure policies and procedures.
* Manage relationships with external vendors, service providers, and strategic partners to leverage their expertise and ensure optimal service delivery.
Professional Qualifications:
* Ten years of experience in infrastructure management, preferably in the financial industry or a similarly regulated environment.
* Proven experience developing and executing infrastructure strategies, driving technological innovation, and delivering successful infrastructure projects.
* Strong leadership abilities with a track record of managing and developing on-site and remote teams.
* In-depth knowledge of data centre operations, network architecture, server infrastructure, virtualisation technologies, storage systems, and cloud platforms.
* Thorough knowledge of Cloud infrastructure (Azure).
* Proficient in infrastructure security best practices and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS).
* Practical experience in cloud infrastructure security.
* Process management certifications (ITIL) and industry certifications (e.g., CCSP, CISSP) are highly desirable.
Soft Skills Required:
* Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex situations, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
* Emotional intelligence to build positive relationships, resolve conflicts, and create a supportive and inclusive work environment.
* Strong sense of commitment and continuous learning.
* Strong business acumen and the ability to align infrastructure initiatives with the organization's strategic objectives.
* Developed strategic thinking aligning infrastructure plans and initiatives with the organization's long-term goals: assessing future needs, anticipating changes, and developing proactive strategies to support business growth and efficiency.
* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Record is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. For our employees to reach their full potential they need to feel valued, included and respected. This is the culture that Record works towards and, as part of this, we celebrate individual differences and aim to promote a sense of belonging.
Disability Confident:
As a Disability Confident employer, we have an inclusive recruitment process and will hire anyone from any background. Where there are barriers to applying, we are committed to discussing options with you to make the process more accessible and provide reasonable adjustments.
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