Head of Cloud and Infrastructure in Milton Keynes

About MIB

At MIB our people are passionate about making roads safer by getting uninsured and hit-and-run drivers off our roads. Working in partnership with the Police, Insurers and Government our collective aim is to make it a thing of the past but, until that’s accomplished, we’re here to compensate victims quickly, fairly and compassionately.

Last year we helped more than 34,000 people struck by uninsured and hit-and-run drivers and paid over £400 million in compensation to support victims rebuild their lives.

About the role

Lead the accountable build, operation and continuous improvement of MIB’s cloud, infrastructure and platform services as a core Phase 1 capability. The role is responsible for stabilising core platforms, strengthening operational resilience, improving service reliability and ensuring infrastructure change is delivered through clear technical ownership, secure engineering standards, robust controls and evidence-based assurance.

Accountability for the strategy, governance and service ownership of Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Power Platform and Microsoft 365 Copilot. The role should ensure these platforms are secure, well governed, resilient and properly supported, while working with Data and AI teams to provide the platform foundations needed for MIB to become more data-driven and customer-led. This should include clear ownership of Copilot, tenant governance, information protection, platform administration and reducing reliance on individual employees or suppliers

This role brings together cloud, infrastructure, network, endpoint and platform engineering capabilities to create a more stable, scalable, cost-effective and supportable technology foundation for MIB.

Key responsibilities

• Own the Phase 1 cloud and infrastructure capability build, including the strategy, roadmap, operating model and delivery plan for cloud, infrastructure, network, endpoint and platform services.
• Stabilise core platforms by improving resilience, availability, observability, capacity management, lifecycle planning and operational supportability.
• Ensure all infrastructure and cloud changes are designed, assessed, implemented and evidenced in line with security, audit, architecture, resilience and service management standards.
• Lead platform engineering practices including Infrastructure as Code, automation, monitoring, deployment pipelines, configuration control and repeatable operational patterns.
• Maintain clear technical ownership, third-line support accountability, escalation paths and handover points into Service Management and Service Desk operations.
• Work with Information Security, Architecture and Service Management to evidence patching, vulnerability remediation, privileged access controls, disaster recovery readiness and endpoint risk management.
• Manage internal engineers, technical specialists and third-party partners to deliver reliable, secure, standardised and supportable platform services.
• Provide performance, risk, capacity, resilience, cost and change-readiness reporting to support prioritisation, investment decisions and executive assurance.

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience leading cloud, infrastructure, platform engineering or technology operations teams in a regulated, service-critical or resilience-focused environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure, hybrid infrastructure, networking, endpoint management, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and operational tooling.
• Experience of Infrastructure as Code, automation, DevOps ways of working, secure engineering practices and controlled change delivery.
• Strong understanding of ITIL/service management, incident, problem and change processes, supplier delivery and operational resilience expectations.
• Ability to manage technical risk, platform lifecycle, supplier performance, audit evidence, cost control and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain platform risk, resilience, investment needs and change-readiness to senior stakeholders.

Job Title

Head of Cloud and Infrastructure

Salary

circa £100,000

Work Level

4

Working Hours

35

Working Pattern

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Office Location

Milton Keynes

Job Type

Permanent

IT kit supplied to you

£320 (before tax) start up allowance

Hybrid working (2 days in the office per week)

Other Benefits include:

• Contributory Group Stakeholder Personal pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Incentive Scheme
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Sports and Social Club
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Free access to online tools to support mental and physical health
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 1 volunteer day each year and charity matched funding scheme

We believe in a workplace where everyone can be themselves. Through our different ideas, personalities and experiences, we redefine what is possible every day. And regardless of your colour, age, race, gender, sexual orientation or anything else you consider yourself to be, there is a place for you at MIB. A place where you can bring your best self to work every day.

So, if you think big, love a challenge and want to make a difference to people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

*We aim to keep this advert open until the closing date, but on occasion we may close it early if application numbers are high*

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