IT

• Manage and support large-scale HPC infrastructure
• Oversee private cloud platform operations
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform
• Manage Linux-based infrastructure environments
• Work closely with DevOps / SRE teams to ensure platform reliability and scalability
• Support optimisation and performance of HPC workloads

• Strong experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Deep knowledge of Linux systems administration
• Experience managing private cloud platforms
• Background working within DevOps or SRE environments
• Previous team leadership or management experience

IT Business Systems Lead

Huddersfield - Onsite

£40,000 - £60,000 per annum

A well-established UK organisation is seeking an experienced IT Business Systems Lead to take ownership of its core business systems and ensure technology effectively supports operational efficiency and continuous improvement across the business.

This role combines hands-on systems management, strategic IT planning, and cross-department collaboration to optimise system performance, integration, and user adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management, optimisation, and continuous improvement of the organisation's core business systems, including ERP and document management platforms.
• Oversee ERP administration, including database management, configuration, system performance optimisation, and user access management.
• Manage and develop the organisation's document management system, ensuring appropriate structure, governance, and permissions.
• Support the integration of business systems and bespoke internal software, improving data flow and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with stakeholders across departments to align systems with business processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage IT business systems budgets, upgrades, and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure effective data backup, disaster recovery, and system resilience for business-critical systems.
• Maintain system documentation including procedures, manuals, and operational guides.
• Deliver training and support to ensure effective adoption and use of business systems.
• Provide occasional hands-on IT support, including troubleshooting systems, deploying equipment, and coordinating with third-party vendors when required.
• Support the wider IT function in maintaining reliable software, hardware, and network infrastructure.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing enterprise business systems, ideally including ERP platforms.
• Strong experience with SQL databases, including querying, views, and stored procedures.
• Experience integrating multiple business systems and improving data and process workflows.
• Knowledge of document management systems and information governance principles.
• Broad understanding of IT infrastructure, including Microsoft environments, Active Directory, and networking fundamentals.
• Experience supporting and training users on business-critical applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Experience implementing or upgrading ERP systems.
• Exposure to data integration or transformation tools.
• Knowledge of Azure, Active Directory, and enterprise networking environments.
• Experience leading IT projects or system improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Recognised IT qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Degree-level education or project management certification would be advantageous.

IT Business Systems Lead

Huddersfield

Industry: Pharmaceutical Engineering / Advanced Containment Solutions

Company Size: Global engineering group (UK site-based leadership role)

TechNET IT has partnered with DEC Group UK Ltd, part of a global pharmaceutical engineering organisation, to appoint an IT Business Systems Lead.

This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role responsible for all UK IT Business Systems, driving efficiency, integration and continuous improvement across the site. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will lead ERP (Syspro), DMS (SharePoint), SQL database management and multi-system integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of Syspro ERP management, configuration and optimisation
• Lead integration of bespoke software into Syspro
• Oversee SharePoint DMS administration and governance
• SQL database management (T-SQL, views, stored procedures)
• Align systems with global subsidiaries
• Manage UK IT business systems budget
• Support disaster recovery, backup and cyber security principles
• Deliver user training and drive system adoption
• Provide hands-on infrastructure and helpdesk backup support

About You:

• Proven experience managing SQL-based ERP systems
• Strong MS-SQL expertise
• Experience delivering multi-system integrations
• Strategic IT mindset with operational delivery capability
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Azure, networking (LAN/WAN/VLAN/DNS/DHCP)
• Strong stakeholder engagement and project leadership skills

This role would suit a technically credible IT leader who thrives in a manufacturing or engineering-led pharmaceutical environment and enjoys combining strategy with hands-on systems ownership.

• Seniority Level

  Mid-Senior level

• Industry

  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

• Employment Type

  Full-time

• Job Functions

  • Information Technology

• Skills

  • IT Integration
  • Business Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Microsoft Azure