IT Technical Lead

About the role

Hudson Group, an international retailer and distributor active in sport and fashion wear, is looking for an experienced, hands-on IT Technical Lead based in Malta. Reporting to the Head of IT, the role oversees the design, delivery, support and continuous improvement of the group's technology infrastructure and workplace services, leading a team of Infrastructure and Workplace Engineers. About 20% travel is expected.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the highest level of technical escalation for infrastructure, networking, cloud, workplace and cybersecurity platforms, and define technical architecture standards and operational procedures.
• Own the technical roadmap for server, cloud, networking and infrastructure services, and lead infrastructure modernisation and cloud transformation.
• Govern Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, server, storage, backup and networking environments, including capacity planning, performance optimisation and disaster recovery.
• Lead security initiatives, establish baseline security standards, oversee vulnerability management, patching and identity protection, and support incident response.
• Coordinate technical activities across engineers, vendors, contractors and project teams, mentor engineers and coach them.
• Lead the technical planning, design, commissioning and go-live of new retail stores, warehouses, offices and refurbishments, defining requirements for networking, wireless, security, POS and business applications.
• Drive service reliability, monitor infrastructure, run problem management and maintain documentation and standards.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years' experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud, networking or systems engineering.
• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects and technology transformations, and managing third-party suppliers.
• Willingness to travel and hold a valid driving licence.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, Windows Server and hybrid infrastructure.
• Networking (routing, switching, wireless, VPN, SD-WAN) and cybersecurity governance.
• Certifications such as Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator (MD-102), Azure Administrator (AZ-104) and CCNA are required; CCNP, ITIL Foundation and other public cloud certifications are assets.