Infrastructure Manager

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GLL, the UK’s largest leisure and cultural social enterprise, is looking for an Infrastructure Manager to join our London IT team to oversee our national technical infrastructure. This is an exciting time to join GLL as we support a period of tremendous growth. We now boast a diverse estate in over 300 UK locations including leisure centres, libraries, children’s centres, spas, adventure playgrounds and events spaces, all with unique, needs and infrastructures. With over 12,000 members of staff, of which 3,500 have full access to IT systems, you’ll never be without a challenge.

As Infrastructure Manager, you’ll plan, organise and manage staff, partners and operations to ensure the stable operation and improvements to our vast IT infrastructure. You’ll be fully supported by a team of experts including the Networking Manager, Telephony Manager, Database Administrator and Technical Support Specialists to ensure our systems are functioning, consistent and fit for purpose for our staff and customer usage across the estate.

You will have excellent working knowledge of the following:

LAN, WAN and wireless technologies

Cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS, Office 365

Telephony

IT Security, compliance and risk assessments

Application of ITIL framework

Prince 2 or other project methodologies

You won’t be phased by a fast-paced, agile environment and your adaptability to embrace new technologies will stand you in good stead. Your influence and ideas will help to define GLL’s technical strategy roadmap in this diverse and enjoyable leisure environment. You’ll ideally have a degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science and have experience of working in a multi-stakeholder, high pressured workplace. An understanding of service delivery and team leadership will be key as you’ll manage a team of specialists as well as internal and external stakeholders.

In return, we’ll offer a range of benefits and all the support you’d expect from an award-winning national employer including: pension scheme, ride to work scheme, subsidised membership to our leisure centres and gyms, training & development opportunities, childcare vouchers and access to company villas to name a few.

If you have the passion and skills for this role, click the APPLY NOW button!

Closing Date: 26th March 2017

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications, age and location.

To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.

About Us

GLL is the UK’s largest leisure provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children’s centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.