If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly. Infrastructure Environments Squad Lead - Permanent (Hybrid) Harvey Nash has partnered with a leading higher education organisation to support on the recruitment of a highly motivated Infrastructure Environments Squad Lead to join the team. Leading a high-performing team of engineers, this role will be pivotal to drive technical excellence, lead agile practices, and ensure the resilience and efficiency of their core infrastructure. Key Responsibilities Oversee the design, configuration, and ongoing management of all IT environments, including development, test, staging, and production. Ensure comprehensive monitoring is in place across environments, applications, infrastructure, and network components. Lead the release management process for applications and software, ensuring smooth deployments with minimal downtime. Partner with DevOps and development teams to coordinate, govern, and optimise automated deployment pipelines. Improve environment performance, scalability, and reliability by proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks. Implement and maintain robust security policies to safeguard environments, applications, and data against unauthorised access and vulnerabilities. Collaborate closely with development, infrastructure, and wider stakeholder teams to support smooth operations and effective delivery of IT solutions. Work alongside Problem and Incident Management teams to address recurring issues proactively and respond efficiently to major incidents. About You Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, virtualisation technologies, and network management. Leadership or management experience within an IT environment. Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible. Proficient in scripting and automation using languages such as Bash, Python, and PowerShell. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation practices. Experience working with monitoring platforms such as LogicMonitor. Familiarity with agile methodologies and the use of project management tools. xehkeey Any experience around Ellucian Banner would be hugely advantageous for this position. Infrastructure Environments Squad Lead - Permanent (Hybrid)