Chief Technology Officer

Spring Technology ,
London, Greater London

Overview

We're looking for a candidate to this position in an exciting company. to act as Deputy to the CIO and represent IT in all SMT meetings. Principle accountabilities to include: Budget management, staff management, contract ownership and responsibility, compliance monthly returns, effective monitoring and proactive management of the infrastructure, deliver the IT strategy, attend all key SMT and IT representation meetings as required Responsible for setting and managing the Infrastructure budget for the Force which amounts to an annual revenue spend of £5m, with additional capital project funding of £1m£3m p.a. Also responsible for delegating items within that budget to Team managers Coordinates the identification and assessment of new and emerging hardware, software and communication technologies, products, methods and techniques Takes responsibility for review of management processes (and decisions) and confirms that they are compliant with the organisation's strategy for corporate governance of information Accredited to ITIL Foundation Level or higher Extensive experience of running an infrastructure support group, or similar technical support function, as part of a larger IT operation. Extensive experience of managing and developing multidisciplinary technical teams Extensive experience of evaluating, selecting, commissioning and managing core infrastructure products, both hardware and software Good experience of setting and managing complex IT budgets, both revenue and capital Good experience of writing strategic documents, complex business cases and presenting to senior stakeholders