IT Manager

Allura Partners; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Allura Partners in Parramatta, Australia is seeking an IT Manager to own the IT strategy and delivery end-to-end. You will report to the CFO and lead a small internal team, balancing strategic roadmapping with hands-on execution.

You will bring hands-on infrastructure expertise, manage MSPs and vendors, and drive automation to support manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operations. A practical, outcomes-focused approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on infrastructure depth across servers, virtualization, networks and endpoints.
• Experience leading IT in a lean SME or mid-market environment.
• Experience managing or procuring MSPs and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team across infrastructure, software and support.
• Bring infrastructure and network management in-house and reduce external providers.
• Build an IT roadmap and move a backlog of projects.
• Improve a complex legacy environment.
• Support key business initiatives through technology automation.
• Manage specialist vendors on a needs basis and know when to call them in.
• Document systems and knowledge to avoid single points of failure.

Skills

Windows Server

VMware

Networking

Endpoint management

Job description

Our client is a Australian business with a household name and its own production and warehousing operation. They've grown to the point where IT needs a proper leader to take ownership of modernizing and automating their technology.

The opportunity

You'll own IT end to end: strategy, delivery, vendors and a small internal team. You'll report to the CFO so you'll have direct access to decision makers and no layers in the way.

It's hands-on IT Manager, who will be acting as the escalation point as well as setting the roadmap for the business.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and developing a small team across infrastructure, software and support


• Bringing infrastructure and network management in-house and reducing reliance on external providers


• Building an IT roadmap and getting a sizeable project backlog moving


• Improving a complex legacy environment


• Supporting key business initiatives through technology automation


• Managing specialist vendors on a needs basis and knowing when to call them in


• Documenting systems and knowledge so the business isn't reliant on individuals

What you'll bring

• Hands-on infrastructure depth: Windows Server, VMware, firewalls, switching, wireless and endpoint management


• Experience leading IT in a lean SME or mid-market environment


• Experience managing, transitioning or procuring MSPs and vendors


• Commercial thinking: you bring solutions with a cost and a benefit attached


• Good judgement under pressure, and the ability to tell a real business problem from noise


• A practical, outcome-focused attitude


• Manufacturing, warehousing or distribution background


• Experience integrating inventory, sales and finance systems

Why this role

• A brand-new position with a clear mandate and executive backing


• Broad scope across infrastructure, applications, data, vendors and people


• A leader who will invest in your development