Infrastructure Team Leader - Security Remediation
- Job ID
- Job ID 75109
- Team
- Team Tech
- Location
- Location Leicester
- Contract Type
- Contract Type Perm
- Job Schedule
- Job Schedule Full time
- Salary
- Salary £55,800 - £63,000
- Posting Date
- Posting Date 02/04/2026
- Apply Before
- Apply Before 15/04/2026

Summary
The Role
As the Team Leader for Security Remediation, you will play a vital part in safeguarding NEXT Technology. Your primary mission is to ensure the security, stability and peak performance of our infrastructure across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Working closely with our IT Security teams, you will provide a resilient foundation for the entire business, tackling everything from proactive vendor patching to reactive responses and third-party audits. We are dedicated to your growth and will support you in a collaborative environment that encourages continuous learning.
What You’ll Take On
Enacting our core behaviours brings the NEXT employee experience to life. In this role, you will:
- Lead and inspire a team of up to 10 technical engineers, providing the coaching and feedback they need to thrive together.
- Drive remediation by ensuring all assets are up to date and addressing vulnerabilities promptly to make an impact.
- Manage operational standards through proactive monitoring to resolve issues before they affect our services.
- Collaborate across the business with stakeholders and vendors to prioritise infrastructure needs and execute essential upgrades.
- Oversee estate health by managing certificates and maintaining accurate technical documentation.
- Support major incidents by leading troubleshooting efforts to ensure timely service restoration when it matters most.
- Foster a positive culture through daily stand-ups and regular one-to-one meetings, ensuring the team remains aligned and motivated.
What you'll bring
We know everyone is at their best when they are being themselves. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Proven leadership and the ability to delegate effectively while maintaining an ego-free team environment.
- Strong technical foundations in core infrastructure and a conceptual understanding of cloud technologies and network architecture.
- Operational expertise in ITIL processes, specifically regarding change, incident, and problem management.
- A problem-solving mindset that allows you to find innovative solutions to complex challenges.
- Clear communication skills to act as a point of escalation and translate complex issues for everyone.
- Organisational discipline with a keen eye for detail when managing infrastructure capacity and budgets.
- A commitment to growth, staying curious about emerging industry trends and always looking for ways to evolve our processes.
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Benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
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Team Overview
We are a global tech innovator and a software house inside a retailer. Our platforms power online journeys, store systems, and automated warehouses. Be part of a team that owns end-to-end delivery, shipping often, owning outcomes and keeping our customers moving.

Our brands
You’ve probably heard of NEXT, but did you know about our portfolio? Every brand in our offering brings a distinct story, attitude and community. Spanning contemporary lifestyle brands, established high street names and timeless collections, together they showcase the vibrancy of today’s retail world.
About NEXT
| You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! |



