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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Operations Director - **Company:** Bain & Company - **Location:** London, UK - **Salary:** £157,000.0 - £188,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Monitoring of Systems, Information Technology Operations, Knowledge Management, System Center Configuration Manager, Software Vulnerability Management, Datadog, Microsoft InTune, Data Analytics, Performance Monitor, Patch Management, 3-tier Architectures, Splunk, Dynatrace, Qualys, Servicenow - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2931952017-2 ## About the Role experienced people leader who can build and develop operationally focused, geographically distributed teams.You are comfortable partnering with engineering, service management, security operations, and senior business leaders.You bring an operationally rigorous, data-driven approach, a bias toward action, and a continuous improvement mindset.Experience in professional services, financial services, or a similarly complex global enterprise is relevant to this role.ITIL v4 Managing Professional or relevant cloud operations certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Administrator, are advantageous. Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP are also advantageous.This role follows a hybrid model, requiring in-office presence at least 1 day per week.U.S. COMPENSATION INFORMATIONCompensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, 401(k) plan with an annual employer contribution based on years of service and ## Description infrastructure, digital workplace, and cloud operations. You'll also lead our Vulnerability and Patch Management Centre of Excellence, partnering across technology and security teams to strengthen service reliability, operational consistency, vulnerability remediation, and readiness across our global technology environment.WHERE YOU'LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAMAs IT Operations Director, you'll lead the day-to-day operations of our consolidated Tier 2 support function, serving as a key point of escalation and coordination between Tier 1 support teams and Tier 3 Product Engineering teams.You'll turn our Tier 2 operating model into consistent, scalable ways of working across infrastructure, cloud, and digital workplace support. This includes establishing shared support practices, playbooks, escalation frameworks, operating rhythms, and performance standards.You'll also own and lead our Vulnerability and Patch Management Centre of Excellence across global technology operations. You'll be accountable for the end-to-end patching lifecycle, vulnerability remediation standards, compliance reporting, and automated remediation workflows, working closely with Security Operations to ensure vulnerabilities and zero-day exposures are consistently triaged, remediated, and evidenced.A key part of your role will be advancing the maturity of our technology operations through observability, automation, disciplined incident response, and continuous improvement. You'll identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled agent workflows to reduce routine operational effort and embed these capabilities into everyday Tier 2 and Centre of Excellence delivery.WHAT YOU'LL DOLead global Tier 2 operations and teamsLead the day-to-day coordination and delivery of our consolidated Tier 2 Operations function across infrastructure, digital workplace, and cloud operations.Own and run the Vulnerability and Patch Management Centre of Excellence, leading its practitioners and establishing consistent operating standards, cadence, and ways of working.Establish an effective operational rhythm across teams, including daily stand-ups, triage rotations, escalation protocols, and follow-the-sun handovers.Lead and develop a geographically distributed operations team, fostering accountability, customer focus, and continuous learning.Partner with Talent Acquisition and managed service providers to build and scale operational support capabilities.Manage the onboarding and operational alignment of additional support teams into the Tier 2 function.Drive operational and service excellenceHelp define and own key Tier 2 performance measures, including mean time to resolution, uptime, automated incident resolution rate, and unplanned work ratio.Own vulnerability and patch management measures, including patch compliance, adherence to remediation targets, mean time to remediate, and automated remediation coverage.Provide regular performance reporting to the VP of Global Tech Operations, creating visibility into operational trends, vulnerability posture, risks, and capacity considerations.Lead operational improvement initiatives that reduce unplanned work and strengthen service reliability.Operationalize event-management integrations across platforms such as Datadog, Wiz, CrowdStrike, and ServiceNow.Advance the adoption of observability and operational monitoring practices within day-to-day support activities.Help mature our 24/7 operating model by improving operational readiness and incident response while identifying opportunities for automation and self-healing.Strengthen cross-team partnership and transformationOversee escalation processes across Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 support teams.Partner with Service Hub leadership to strengthen escalation service levels, handoff protocols, and shared reporting.Collaborate with Service Management on continuous improvement, knowledge management, and root cause analysis.Act as operational owner of the patching lifecycle and automated remediation workflows, partnering with Security Operations on zero-day mitigation and vulnerability governance.Participate in change coordination and operational reviews to ensure technology changes are visible, coordinated, and tracked.Help embed more proactive, intelligence-led support practices across global technology operations.ABOUT YOUYou bring strong knowledge of ITIL service management frameworks, with practical experience supporting incident, event, and problem management processes. ITIL v3 or v4 certification is preferred.You have experience in technology operations spanning infrastructure operations, platform or cloud operations, or IT service management at a senior management or associate director level.You have managed or consolidated multi-domain operational support functions across geographies and time zones.You have experience establishing or managing on-call rotations, major incident management, and cross-team escalation frameworks in a global environment.You have practical experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, or equivalent platforms.You understand vulnerability management and patching tools such as Wiz, Qualys, Tenable, CrowdStrike, Intune/SCCM, or equivalent solutions, as well as vulnerability scoring, prioritization, and remediation service levels.You have familiarity with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP and understand the operational challenges associated with hybrid infrastructure environments.You have experience with IT service management platforms, ideally ServiceNow, across incident, change, and problem management workflows.You have hands-on experience operationalizing automated remediation workflows, self-healing infrastructure patterns, or event-driven operational automation.You have led or owned vulnerability management and patching capabilities at enterprise scale, including compliance reporting and remediation governance.You are an ## Related Videos - [We adopted DevOps and are Cloud-native, Now What?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/485-we-adopted-devops-and-are-cloud-native-now-what) - [Debugging in the Dark](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1658-debugging-in-the-dark) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [DevOps at Netflix](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/270-devops-at-netflix) - [Software Engineering Social Connection: Yubo’s lean approach to scaling an 80M-user infrastructure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1583-software-engineering-social-connection-yubo-s-lean-approach-to-scaling-an-80m-user-infrastructure) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)