ICEYE

head of IT infrastructure for satellite systems

In short

Lead role owning infrastructure strategy, networks, data centres, offices, and manufacturing IT across 10+ countries for a satellite (SAR) systems company serving defence, intelligence, and emergency management customers. Manages and grows a team of 7 across Finland and Poland, owns the infrastructure budget, and drives security, segmentation, and compliance including OT/IT separation. Requires 5+ years of infrastructure leadership, deep enterprise network expertise, eligibility for high-level Finnish security clearance, and fluent English.

About ICEYE
ICEYE provides persistent monitoring capabilities using its satellite constellation to detect and respond to changes anywhere on Earth. Its SAR satellite systems deliver intelligence to customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance, and emergency management.
Responsibilities
•Own the infrastructure strategy and roadmap across networks, data centres, offices, and manufacturing IT, and set consistent technical direction for the team
•Lead infrastructure consolidation across 10+ countries and build a repeatable playbook for launching new offices and sites
•Secure the infrastructure through network segmentation, zero trust, classified environments, and separation of manufacturing OT networks from office IT
•Manage incidents, problems, escalations, monitoring, and SLAs
•Embed business continuity, disaster recovery, patch management, and logging into infrastructure operations
•Support security audits, accreditations, and certifications
•Work with business stakeholders, product teams, and neighbouring IT teams to balance priorities, compliance, and speed
•Own the infrastructure budget, manage suppliers and consultants, and contribute to quarterly financial planning
•Lead, hire, and develop a team of 7 across Finland and Poland while contributing hands-on to architecture, design reviews, and critical incidents
Requirements
•At least 5 years of infrastructure team leadership experience and hands-on infrastructure experience
•Deep expertise in enterprise network design and operations
•Eligible to obtain and maintain a high-level national security clearance in Finland
•Experience using AI tools in operations and automation, and assessing AI-related infrastructure needs
•Experience leading distributed, multi-country teams
•Experience managing vendors and budgets
•Fluent English
•Proactive, pragmatic decision-maker able to find simple solutions to complex problems, including with incomplete information
•Willingness to travel
Nice to have
•Familiarity with Kubernetes operations for on-prem setups
•Infrastructure as Code for maintaining network infrastructure
•Aerospace, defence, or manufacturing background
•Manufacturing network security experience
•Experience consolidating or integrating infrastructure across sites or acquisitions
•Fluent Finnish or Polish
Conditions
•Willingness to travel
•Benefits support health and wellbeing; offerings vary by location and Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies during the process
•Continuous professional development and training opportunities

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