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Head of Hosting
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Location Ede, Netherlands
- Category Sales Function
- Job ID R26_0000012517
- Date posted 04/17/2026
- Brand AAG Europe
- Status Full time
- Job Type Hybrid
- The Head of Hosting will lead the strategy, management, and continuous improvement of our hosting services (On-Prem, 3rd Party Data Centres, Azure, AWS, Google).This individual will be responsible for ensuring a robust, secure, and high-performing hosting environment that supports the organization’s growth and service levels. They will manage a team of hosting engineers and 3rd party providers, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with business objectives and security policies.
- Leadership & Strategy:
- Develop and implement the hosting strategy in line with the company’s technical and business goals.
- Drive innovation and implement the best practices for server management, cloud hosting, 3rd party data centres and on-premises data centres.
- Lead, mentor, and manage the hosting team, ensuring high levels of performance and development.
- Hosting Infrastructure Management:
- Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of hosting environments (on-premises, 3rd party, cloud, or hybrid).
- Ensure scalability, redundancy, and performance of hosting solutions to meet company and client needs.
- Manage disaster recovery planning, data backups, and ensure high availability of hosting services.
- Security & Compliance:
- Ensure all hosting services comply with industry standards, GPC security policies, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOC2).
- Regularly assess security vulnerabilities reports and implement necessary measures to protect data and systems.
- Implement GPC security policies related to hosting.
- Vendor & Contract Management:
- Oversee relationships with third-party hosting providers, vendors, and partners.
- Negotiate contracts and service level agreements (SLAs) with hosting vendors.
- Manage costs and ensure the hosting budget is optimized for performance and value.
- Monitoring & Performance Optimization:
- Establish monitoring to ensure system health, performance, and uptime.
- Use analytics and performance data to identify areas for improvement in hosting services.
- Ensure swift resolution of issues related to hosting, escalating where necessary.
- Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with development, operations, and GPC security teams to ensure seamless integration of services.
- Act as a point of escalation for critical hosting issues and communicate with key stakeholders.
- Prepare regular reports on hosting performance, system uptime, and any incidents.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Stay up to date with the latest trends in hosting technologies and suggest improvements to current systems.
- Drive automation initiatives and reduce manual intervention in hosting management processes.
- Patching KPI’s (Device Compliance – Target > 9x% and Patch Compliance - Target > 9x%)
- CIS Benchmark Compliance
- Project progress / completions
- Budget vs Actuals
- ServiceNow Ticket Resolution to SLA’s
All staff will be expected to:
- Contribute to the professional development review process
- Review their environment, working methods and interaction and provide feedback on any issues that arise
- Project a positive professional attitude to clients and suppliers
- Patching KPI’s (Device Compliance – Target > 9x% and Patch Compliance - Target > 9x%)
- CIS Benchmark Compliance
- Project progress / completions
- Budget vs Actuals
- ServiceNow Ticket Resolution to SLA’s
- All staff will be expected to:
- Contribute to the professional development review process
- Review their environment, working methods and interaction and provide feedback on any issues that arise
- Project a positive professional attitude to clients and suppliers
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