Compute Services Team Leader
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
30/07/2026
Advert End Date:
12/08/2026 12:00
Salary:
£44,075 - £46,142
Employment Location:
Seafield House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar, TS10 1SP
Further Information
Are you an experienced IT professional with a passion for leading technical teams and delivering secure, resilient, and high-performing compute services?
We are seeking a Compute Services Team Leader to lead the Council's Compute Services function, providing operational leadership across server infrastructure, virtualisation platforms, enterprise storage, backup and recovery solutions, cloud-hosted compute environments, identity services, and end-user compute technologies.
Reporting to the IT Infrastructure Services Manager, you will lead a team of Compute Services Engineers and Technicians, ensuring the reliable delivery, support, maintenance, and continual improvement of the Council's compute infrastructure and associated services.
You will play a key role in delivering the Council's IT Strategy, leading the implementation of infrastructure improvements, managing service performance and resilience, supporting business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements, and ensuring the Council's compute environments remain secure, modern, and fit for purpose.
What we're looking for
Significant experience of supporting and managing complex ICT infrastructure, including server platforms, virtualisation technologies, storage area networks, and backup and recovery solutions.
Proven experience leading and developing technical teams within a large and complex organisation.
Strong understanding of Windows Server technologies, Active Directory, endpoint management, cloud services, and business-critical infrastructure environments.
Experience of business continuity planning, disaster recovery testing, cyber security controls, and information governance requirements.
Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to assess emerging technologies and drive the adoption of new solutions that improve service delivery and organisational efficiency.
Why join us?
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in shaping the future of Compute Services across Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council.
You will have the opportunity to influence infrastructure strategy, modernise critical technology platforms, and lead a skilled technical team responsible for delivering services that support staff, residents and partner organisations across the borough.
Working alongside senior IT leaders, you will help ensure the Council's infrastructure remains secure, resilient, and capable of supporting the organisation's ambitious digital transformation programme.
Join us and help build a modern, secure, and innovative technology platform that enables excellent services for our communities.
If you're ready to lead a talented technical team, deliver service excellence, and make a real impact on the future of Council technology services, apply now to become a vital part of our team.
Then this position could be for you!
We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous salary sacrifice schemes.
Recently we have launched a new employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike scheme, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings and an Employee Assistance Programme available to all employees.
Interested? Please follow the link to apply for this post.
For further information please see the attached additional documents and job description/person specification.
Alternatively please contact:
Martin Learman
IT Infrastructure Services Manager
Tel: 01287 612403
Email: Martin.Learman@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
or
Brian Donnelly
IT Services Operations Manager
Tel: 07767 311526
Email: Brian.Donnelly@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Employee Benefits and Rewards
We offer a range very attractive Employee Benefits and Rewards including
- Generous annual leave of up to 34 days per year
- Hybrid Working (where appropriate)
- Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes
- Access to our employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings
- A range of Staff Network groups
For more details: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-and-rewards