New Job Opening: Head of IT Operations in Flensburg, SH

Job Description

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