Head of Dev Ops
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As the Head of Dev Ops your primary purpose will be to lead the support, development, testing and integration of all business systems ensuring that the core applications meet the high availability requirements needed to support the operation of the Business.
The role is part of the technology leadership team and is therefore responsible for the strategy surrounding all Dev Ops activity, this is a permanent, full time opportunity working within a Hybrid model split across our offices in Eagle Court, Sheldon, Birmingham, time spent within the branch networks and supply chain hubs as well as remotely.
About the role:
You will be accountable for System Availability of all key business systems, to provide the best possible availability to our end customer
Externally you will hold the relationships and be accountable for all third parties. This includes development, testing, and M3 infrastructure and engages those third parties to build relationships enabling best value for money and service for Rexel UK.
Leading the team, you will ensure they are setup for success now and in the future as the technology landscape changes and the architecture is modernised.
You will be accountable for the development, testing and operational day to day business systems availability as well as ensuring release management is controlled and adheres to industry standard best practice, regardless of the development source.
Monitoring performance of the team through full SDLC to ensure assigned work is completed on time and to agreed standards/quality. Lead and coach the team in developing new skills whilst maintaining support of legacy applications.
You will also be responsible for Disaster Recovery Service for all line of business systems in line with the Rexel DR/BC policies, including annual testing.
Benefits of a Career with Rexel:
- Access to our company car scheme
- Performance related annual bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - with more for long service
- Private medical insurance
- Competitive enhanced family leave benefits
- Agile working opportunities
- Extensive learning and development opportunities from day one
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
- A comprehensive health and wellbeing support programme
- Fantastic rewards for long service key milestones
- Staff discount on our webshop!
About you:
You will ideally have operated in a similar role, leading teams successfully whilst also supporting and partnering a diverse business.
Through your career you will have gained detailed Knowledge of SDLC and ideally worked within roles that have required you to utilise your Project Management experience and agile methodology.
You will have good knowledge of ITIL processes and experience of running a cross functional team in a fast-paced environment.
A key contributor to our high performance culture, you will be curious, embrace change and look for opportunities to optimise and enhance customer experience within your roles.
Behaviours Set for Success:
TAKES ACCOUNTABILTY - Takes action, addresses obstacles to get work done and meets commitments
CUSTOMER FOCUS - Building strong customer relationships & delivers customer centric solutions
MANAGES AMBIGUITY - Effectively handles risk, is calm and productive and deals productively with problems that do not have clear outcomes
DECISION QUALITY- Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
BUSINESS INSIGHT - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
At Rexel, we welcome people from all backgrounds with diverse perspectives and experiences.
Our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels respected and empowered to succeed as we understand that our success and innovation is enhanced by an inclusive and diverse workforce.