Head of IT Operations

Head of IT Operations (Infrastructure / IT Services)

Flensburg, Germany (On-site + 1 day WFH)

€80,000 – €90,000 + Benefits

German C1 and Danish C1 (Or willingness to learn Danish)

Revive Recruitment are proud to be partnered exclusively with a well-established, purpose-driven organisation operating at scale across Northern Germany.

This is a senior leadership opportunity to take ownership of IT operations across a complex, multi-site environment, supporting critical infrastructure, services, and users across a large distributed organisation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop a team of ~24 across IT Operations & Service (Sys Admins, Helpdesk, Field)
• Ensure stable, secure, 24/7 operation of infrastructure, systems, and data centres
• Own incident, change, and service management across the IT landscape
• Oversee Microsoft-based environments (AD, Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Hyper-V)
• Drive modernisation initiatives including migration toward cloud / open-source environments
• Implement and maintain IT security, backup, disaster recovery, and compliance frameworks
• Manage vendors, licensing, and external partners
• Act as a key stakeholder for leadership and internal users across multiple sites

What You’ll Have

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure / systems with 3–5+ years in a leadership role
• Strong experience across Microsoft server stack (AD, Exchange, SQL, SharePoint)
• Deep knowledge of virtualisation (Hyper-V) and enterprise infrastructure environments
• Experience running IT operations, service delivery, and ITIL-based processes
• Strong incident management and prioritisation skills
• Fluent German (C1) AND Danish (C1), OR strong willingness and ability to learn Danish to C1 level
• Able to work primarily on-site in Flensburg

Nice to Have

• Experience with Linux / open-source environments and cloud migrations
• Background in public sector, education, or non-profit environments
• Exposure to tools such as Citrix, MDM, ITSM platforms, monitoring tools

What’s In It For You

• Highly stable, long-term opportunity within a large, mission-driven organisation
• Leadership role with real ownership and influence over IT strategy
• Strong work-life balance culture with minimal overtime
• 30+ days holiday
• Company-funded Danish language courses to support fluency development
• Supportive, collaborative environment with flat hierarchies
• Opportunity to lead a full infrastructure transformation roadmap