Deputy Head of IT in Guildford, Surrey

WeDoData are working with a specialist education and care provider in Surrey who are looking for an experienced Deputy Head of ICT to join their team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong technical background who is looking to take on more responsibility, get involved in a range of IT projects and help lead an established ICT department.

You'll be working closely with the Head of ICT, supporting the day-to-day running of the department and helping to maintain and improve the IT infrastructure across the organisation.

It's a varied, hands-on role where you'll be involved in everything from network and server management to cyber security, infrastructure upgrades and supporting the wider IT team.

The role will involve:

• Supporting the Head of ICT with managing and developing the IT team.
• Maintaining and improving networks, servers and IT infrastructure.
• Overseeing cyber security, backups and disaster recovery.
• Managing IT projects, upgrades and improvements.
• Working with external suppliers and contractors.
• Helping ensure IT services run smoothly across the organisation.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for someone with solid experience in IT infrastructure and network management who is comfortable getting involved technically but also enjoys supporting and developing others.

Ideally, you'll have some experience supervising or managing IT staff, along with a good understanding of servers, networking, cyber security and general IT operations.

Experience working in education or a similar environment would be useful, but isn't essential.

Salary & Package

• Basic salary: £41,018 – £44,625
• On-call allowance: £9,252 per year
• Total annual salary: £50,270 – £53,877
• Additional £1,000 retention bonus
• Life assurance and Medicash healthcare cash plan
• Free hot lunches during term time
• Free on-site parking

The role is permanent and fully on-site in Surrey, near Guildford and Horsham. Due to the rural location, having your own transport will be necessary.

There is an out-of-hours on-call element to the role, shared with the Head of ICT, which is reflected in the additional annual allowance.

For more information and the opportunity to view a job description, please call Dan at WeDoData on (phone number removed) or apply as soon as possible and we'll get in touch.

We look forward to hearing from you.

WeDoData (Bristol) Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, applicants, and clients to share this commitment. Any appointment will be made subject to strict vetting and screening checks and receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

In accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.