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IT Operations Manager

A day in the life

  • Overseeing and determining timeframes for major IT projects, including system updates, upgrades, migrations, and outages

  • Developing and executing disaster recovery plan and maintaining data backups

  • Managing and reporting on allocation of the IT budget

  • Conducting regular assessments of network and data security

  • Identifying and acting on opportunities to improve and update software and systems

  • Managing and developing troubleshooting strategies to minimise downtime

  • Developing and implementing local IT policies and best practice guides in alignment with

  • Global policies and standards for the organisation

  • Conducting regular system audits

  • Running and sharing regular operation system reports with senior staff

  • Managing suppliers, service providers, contractors and consultants to ensure best outcomes for the business

  • Providing solutions to optimise the IT budget and manage maintenance costs effectively

Required IT skills:

  • Azure/Office 365 management

  • Virtual Compute Environment (preferred Azure experience)

  • Windows Server Management (Upgrades/Install/Configuration)

  • Unified Communications System Experience (Cisco CUCM required)

  • Automation/Scripting language knowledge (preferred PowerShell experience)

  • Backup solutions (Veeam experience)

  • Router/Switch/VPN Maintenance & Configuration (preferred Ubiquiti experience)

  • Remote Desktop / RemoteApp Cluster Experience

  • Server management / comms room / rack management / UPS / KVM

  • Endpoint troubleshooting hardware & software

  • Physical network troubleshooting

  • IPTV/IP CCTV management experience

  • Thin Client management (Dell WYSE experience)

To land this gig… and your ongoing mindset

  • You have 5+ years of relevant IT experience, a neat-freak reputation, flexibility to work a non-traditional schedule and a proven track record of turning disgruntled members into our raving fans.

  • Ideally you are degree qualified, but its not a deal breaker if you aren’t.

  • You have aligned experience. You love to create meaningful moments for people.

  • You know what it’s like to work with a high profile consumer brand and the value of a well-oiled machine. You may also have some retail or hospitality sector experience. A+ for you.

  • You are driven. You’re perceptive, you ask questions and you strive to understand.

  • You enjoy solving problems. You don’t get flustered easily. You’re comfortable managing your time and can be counted on to skilfully handle feedback and complaints.

  • You are people-focused. You’re warm, honest and genuine. You get a kick out of creating unexpected experiences which make people go wow! You’re cool under pressure. Delivering and teaching others customer service makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

  • You are self-assured. You listen intently. You speak eloquently. You can explain just about anything to anyone and you’re comfortable communicating at all levels.

  • You’re authentic when you express yourself. People trust you.

  • You have a can-do approach. You think on your feet. You’re cool with ambiguity and you roll with the punches when things change. You keep things on track like clockwork. Whatever a member needs, whatever a member is looking for, you help them find it.

What we offer you

  • One of the world’s most recognised and exciting brands

  • A culture that’s all about making exercise irresistible

  • A Performance incentive plan

  • A place where you can let your personality shine

  • A free membership for you to workout at our clubs (and one for your buddy after 12 months)

  • Discounted personal training

  • Special deals with our retail and service partners

  • Paid parental leave to spend time with your new little human

  • Paid training and regular personal and professional development

  • A structured 4 week induction to set you up for success

  • Fun. It’s part of our success. We prefer smiles to graphs. We like to be human rather than corporate.

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