Cyber Security & Infrastructure Manager

Initi8 Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Pension scheme

4x life assurance

25 days holiday

Job summary

Initi8 Recruitment seeks an IT lead to own day-to-day IT operations, cyber security, and vendor management across 23 UK locations supporting 500–600 users. Reporting to the Transformation Director, you will translate strategy into reliable, secure IT delivery and lead a consolidation project onto a single Microsoft tenant.

The role emphasizes interpersonal skills, governance, and accountability for MSP relationships and security controls.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT operations and cyber security across multiple sites.
• Strong vendor relationship management and accountability for SLAs.
• Ability to translate strategy into reliable IT delivery in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day IT operations, cyber security, and vendor management.
• Lead infrastructure projects, including tenant consolidation to Microsoft 365.
• Manage MSP relationships to meet SLAs and security requirements.

Skills

Vendor management

MSP management

IT operations leadership

Cyber security mindset

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure AD

Microsoft Defender

Networking fundamentals

Job description

You will be taking primary ownership of day-to-day IT operations, cyber security, and vendor management across an expanding estate supporting roughly 500 to 600 users across approximately 23 locations in the UK & Ireland. Reporting directly to the Transformation Director, you will act as the organisation's trusted technical authority, translating overarching technology strategy into reliable, secure, and cost-effective IT delivery.

A major priority for this role will be leading key infrastructure projects, including a crucial migration project to consolidate everyone onto a single Microsoft tenant. Additionally, you will oversee third-party relationships—particularly managing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) to ensure outsourced infrastructure and support services consistently meet SLAs and security requirements.

About you

We are looking for an IT lead whose mindset, values, and behavioral fit match their drive for the role. Rather than focusing purely on rigid technical testing or exact qualifications, we value strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative approach, and the motivation to take full accountability for vendor relationships and operational delivery. While experience with MSPs, tenant-to-tenant migrations, or mergers is useful, your drive, commercial awareness, and value-fit are what matter most.

Technologies & core skills:

• Microsoft 365 (including Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and Intune)
• Cyber Security Frameworks & Controls (Microsoft Defender, Conditional Access, MFA, Vulnerability Management)
• Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (UK GDPR, Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001)
• Third-Party MSP & Vendor Management
• Endpoint Management, Networking Fundamentals (Firewalls, VPNs), and Identity & Access Management

(Specific technical certifications or formal qualifications are flexible—your drive, integrity, and behavioral fit are key!)

The Company

This established, multi-site organisation operates across over 20 locations in the UK and Ireland. They avoid overly rigid bureaucracy, placing a high value on clear communication, ownership, and a genuinely collaborative workplace culture. It is a supportive business where your leadership directly shapes a modern, secure IT landscape and protects core operational outcomes.

Why you should do this job

This role offers genuine technical authority and operational ownership over a high-impact, flagship consolidation and cyber security programme without unnecessary red tape. You will benefit from an efficient, candidate-friendly hiring process—a single 45-minute regional panel interview (with 3 people) designed to avoid unnecessary travel. On top of that, you will enjoy a solid employment package featuring private medical cover, generous life assurance, and a pension scheme within an organization actively harmonising benefits to support its staff.

Location

United Kingdom (Hybrid, with regional interview options available).

The Money

Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits package including:

• 25 days holiday
• Private medical cover
• 4x life assurance