IT Infrastructure Manager

Change Digital – Digital & Tech Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity for strategic ownership

Job summary

Change Digital – Digital & Tech Recruitment is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager located in the City of Edinburgh. This key leadership role oversees infrastructure services across EMEA and US regions, ensuring high availability and operational excellence. The ideal candidate should have strong experience managing enterprise-scale hybrid infrastructures, leadership in technical teams, and knowledge of ITIL and governance. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, along with an opportunity for strategic ownership in a collaborative tech environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing enterprise-scale hybrid infrastructure.
• Proven leadership experience managing technical teams and vendors.
• Experience managing risk, compliance, and audits in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee infrastructure services across EMEA & US.
• Lead development of cloud engineering teams.
• Manage incident, change, and major incident processes.

Skills

Managing enterprise-scale hybrid infrastructure

Expertise in VMware / virtualisation

Knowledge of Cloud platforms (Azure / Entra ID)

Networking & security technologies

Backup, disaster recovery & high availability

Leadership across technical teams

ITIL and service management

Risk, compliance, and audits management

Financial and budget management

Education

ITIL certification

Job description

Change Digital are partnering with a leading global organisation to hire an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to oversee infrastructure services across EMEA & US regions.

This is a key leadership role responsible for the end-to-end delivery, resilience, and continuous improvement of a hybrid infrastructure estate, spanning on-premise and cloud environments.

You’ll play a critical role in ensuring infrastructure services are secure, scalable, and aligned to business needs, while leading teams and driving operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure & Platform Management

• Own delivery and lifecycle of infrastructure services (on-prem & cloud)
• Manage servers, storage, virtualisation, networks, and end-user platforms
• Ensure high availability, performance, resilience, and capacity planning
• Support infrastructure security aligned to organisational standards

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop infrastructure and cloud engineering teams
• Set objectives, manage performance, and support career development
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Service Management & Operations

• Own incident, change, and major incident processes
• Lead disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Ensure ITIL-aligned service delivery and governance
• Manage key technology vendors and third-party providers
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, and cost optimisation
• Engage with global stakeholders to deliver stable, end-to-end services
• Define and deliver infrastructure roadmaps aligned to business goals
• Drive improvements across security, automation, and cost efficiency
• Support transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption and expansion

Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience managing enterprise-scale hybrid infrastructure
• Expertise across: VMware / virtualisation platforms, Cloud platforms (Azure / Entra ID), Networking & security technologies and Backup, disaster recovery & high availability
• Proven leadership experience managing technical teams and vendors
• Strong knowledge of ITIL, service management, and governance
• Experience managing risk, compliance, and audits (ideally in regulated environments)
• Financial and budget management experience

Certifications (desirable):

• ITIL

What’s on Offer:

• Opportunity to lead infrastructure across a global environment
• High-impact role with strategic and operational ownership
• Collaborative, forward-thinking technology function
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Infrastructure Manager looking for your next leadership role in a global environment, apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.