Head of IT

Head of IT £60,000 - £90,000 package. Portsmouth/office-based role. A unique opportunity to join an entrepreneurial business enjoying a period of growth, with ambitious future plans. In addition to the value you bring with your technical expertise, you will join an environment that embraces autonomy, ideas, and has the agility to make decisions and execute quickly. This is a multi-faceted role where you will work collaboratively to support the business growth through solving day-to-day problems blended with external projects and medium-long term strategy. If you thrive on variety, autonomy, working at pace and contributing to a vision - this is the role for you! Responsibilities (not exhaustive) ·Owning the Groups' infrastructure architecture. ·IT security. ·Server management (inc data and storage). ·Project lead on CRM rebuild. Part of this role is to learn the code/system throughout the rebuild so that we retain that knowledge in-house. ·Helpdesk (hands-on). ·Website and app management. Including an impending brand refresh project. ·Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and support system enhancements. ·Systems integration. ·Supplier management. ·Strategy. Optimizing service, costs etc. ·Plan and prioritise in line with Group strategy and stakeholder requirements. ·IT project management. ·Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the CRM and across the group. ·Reviewing business requirements to understand the business needs. The successful candidate with have demonstrable experience to meet the above requirements, and will come from a Developer background (with current expertise). To Include: · At least 5 years of commercial experience using PHP (OOP). · Strong understanding of microservice architecture and design patterns. · Solid knowledge of Laravel (or other PHP frameworks). · Working knowledge of Continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD)