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AVP, Data Centre Migration
£30,000 - 50,000
FDM Group
Whitehall Riverside, Birmingham
£30,000 - 50,000
Requirements
Must:
- 7–10 years of experience in critical IT operations, incident management, or NOC/SOC leadership within large, complex enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead virtual teams and drive clear, timely decision-making under high-pressure, high-impact incident scenarios.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of influencing and engaging senior stakeholders (Directors, VPs).
- Strong technical understanding of data center infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud technologies.
- Working knowledge of database infrastructure, with deeper expertise considered a significant advantage.
- Hands-on proficiency with enterprise tooling, such as incident management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow), collaboration tools (MS Teams), monitoring systems, and project management software.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, mission-critical environments, maintaining composure and clarity during escalations.
- Willingness to work rotational weekend shifts to support 24x2 Command Center operations for the duration of the migration program.
Responsibilities
- Translate business objectives and risk strategies into secure, scalable architectural designs that align with public-sector requirements.
- Evaluate services, applications, suppliers, and security tooling from a technical and security architecture perspective to ensure alignment with the enterprise security posture.
- Analyse technical risks across platforms and convert them into clear enterprise-level risk language to support informed decision-making.
- Develop cloud-native, secure-by-design solutions that adhere to organisational security frameworks and architectural principles.
- Identify opportunities to safely adopt emerging technologies while balancing innovation with regulatory obligations and the organisation’s risk appetite.
- Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams to embed effective security controls throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Provide expert security architecture guidance to stakeholders, advising on threats, mitigations, and best-practice frameworks.
- Ensure all architectural decisions comply with relevant standards, policies, and governance requirements across both cloud and on-prem environments.
Description
We are FDM, a global business and technology consultancy, seeking an AVP of Data Centre Migration to work for our client within the finance sector. This initial 12-month contract has the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Birmingham. We pride ourselves on providing career coaching and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career, with opportunities for certifications from major companies. We have a global workforce of over 4,000 Consultants and have established ourselves as one of the UKs leading employers, committed to diversity and inclusion.
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