IT Environment Manager - Central Government

Spinwell Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell Global is seeking an IT Environment Manager to lead the client’s IT infrastructure, spanning on-premises and cloud environments, with a focus on security and resilience. The role supports hybrid delivery across multiple UK locations and involves coordinating with MSPs and internal stakeholders.

The successful candidate will bring extensive infrastructure experience, strong security knowledge, and proven leadership in regulated environments, driving transformation and risk reduction

Qualifications

• Broad technical expertise across enterprise infrastructure technologies (servers, storage, AD/Entra ID, cloud).
• Strong networking knowledge including security and WAN concepts.
• Experience as an Infrastructure Manager or in a leadership role in outsourced IT environments.
• Solid IT security, backup and disaster recovery understanding.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work in a matrix with third-party MSPs.
• Experience in infrastructure design, project delivery and governance.
• Understanding of regulatory/compliance requirements in a heavily regulated environment.
• Ability to create and implement risk-mitigation for legacy IT solutions.
• Knowledge of new tech impacts (AI, Quantum) on estate and new solutions.
• Ability to define reporting for stakeholders to clarify IT security functions.
• Manage 3rd party MSPs as the client’s intelligent customer.

Responsibilities

• Oversee networks, servers, cloud platforms and security protocols.
• Deliver infrastructure upgrades, optimisations and migrations.
• Work with 3rd party suppliers to maintain current technology stacks.
• Define and implement technical standards for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure cloud and on-premises environments comply with security policies.
• Provide input to architecture and designs.
• Review and approve supplier proposals, technical designs and solution architectures.
• Manage risks across client IT assets.
• Support performance, resilience, lifecycle and incident response improvements.
• Collaborate with Cyber Team, Enterprise Architecture and external agencies.
• Support ongoing transformation and improvement work.
• Manage lifecycle of configuration items.
• Ensure continued compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Infrastructure architecture

Project management

Stakeholder management

IT security awareness

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Azure cloud skills

Entra ID/AD

Windows Server

VMware

Networking proficiency

Legacy systems risk mitigation

Tools

HPE

Fortinet

WAN connectivity

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE IT ENVIRONMENT MANAGER

• Oversee networks, servers, cloud platforms and security protocols.
• Deliver infrastructure upgrades, optimisations and migrations.
• Work with 3rd Party suppliers to ensure current technology stacks, including servers, network and cloud services are being maintained.
• Define and implement technical standards and controls for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure cloud and on-premises environments comply with the client’s security policies.
• Provide input to architecture and designs.
• Ensures design integrity and compliance, reviewing and approving supplier proposals, technical designs and solution architectures.
• Responsible for management of risks across client IT technology assets.
• Support performance, resilience, lifecycle and incident response improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as Cyber Team, Enterprise Architecture, Information Governance and relevant external agencies.
• Support ongoing transformation and improvement work.
• Manage the lifecycle of configuration items.
• Ensure continued compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus requirements.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE IT ENVIRONMENT MANAGER

• Broad technical expertise across enterprise infrastructure technologies, including Windows Server, VMware, Storage solutions Active Directory and Entra ID alongside Microsoft Azure Platforms.
• Strong networking knowledge including HPE, Fortinet, WAN connectivity and network security.
• Infrastructure Manager or similar leadership role in an outsourced IT environment.
• Strong understanding of IT Security, backup and disaster recovery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix management fashion with all stakeholders relevant to the role. This includes third party MSPs.
• Experienced in infrastructure design, project management and project delivery.
• Understanding of compliance requirements in a heavily regulated environment
• Ability to create solutions and implement risk mitigation controls for legacy IT solutions.
  • Detailed knowledge of new and emerging technology (such as AI and Quantum for example) and its impacts on current estate and new solutions.
  • Ability to define, create and implement reporting measures for all stakeholders to provide clarity on the functions of IT security to provide ongoing confidence.
  • Ability to manage 3rd party MSPs as the client’s intelligent customer with respect to all aspects of the environments.

Role: IT Environment Manager REF 102709
Contract Length: Until 27/03/27
Location: Hybrid/West Cumbria, Warrington, London or Oxford – 40% office attendance per week
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a IT Environment Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

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Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.