Infrastructure Manager

Hunter Selection Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to lead and develop the organisation's IT infrastructure across multiple sites. The role blends hands-on delivery with strategic oversight of vendors and projects.

You will own the infrastructure estate, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable systems and will serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex issues. Hybrid working opportunities may follow onsite start.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT infrastructure teams or function.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Defender.
• Proficient in Azure infrastructure and cloud services; Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Exposure to Intune and modern endpoint management solutions.
• Experience with IT security, governance and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of the IT infrastructure environment.
• Act as highest escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Oversee IT security, compliance and infrastructure resilience.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations and improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

IT security

Governance & compliance

Vendor management

Education

AZ-104

Azure Solutions Architect

MCSE/MCSA

ITIL

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

Intune

Job description

Birmingham | Up to £65,000 | Onsite to start with Hybrid Opportunities in the future

Our client is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to lead and develop their IT infrastructure function. This is a hands-on management role suited to someone who is equally comfortable delivering technical solutions as they are leading strategy, vendors and projects.

You' ll take ownership of the organisation's infrastructure estate, ensuring systems remain secure, scalable and reliable while acting as the senior technical escalation point for complex issues. This position would suit someone looking to make a genuine impact within a growing, multi-site organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the IT infrastructure environment.
• Act as the highest escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Manage and optimise Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
• Oversee IT security, compliance and infrastructure resilience.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations and improvement projects.
• Manage third-party suppliers and technology partners.
• Own infrastructure budgeting, planning and resource allocation.
• Maintain technical documentation, reporting and governance standards.

The Right Candidate Will Have

• Proven experience in an IT Infrastructure Manager, Infrastructure Lead or Senior Infrastructure Engineer position.
• Strong experience with Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and Defender.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud services.
• Experience administering Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Exposure to Intune and modern endpoint management solutions.
• Strong understanding of IT security, governance and compliance frameworks.
• Experience managing external suppliers and technology vendors.
• Excellent leadership, project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Azure certifications such as AZ-104 or Azure Solutions Architect.
• Microsoft certifications including MCSE or MCSA.
• ITIL certification.
• Experience working within highly regulated or multi-site environments.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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