IT Manager

MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Bonus

Pension

Job summary

A high-growth technology firm in Northern Ireland seeks an IT Manager to enhance its IT operations within a cloud-first environment. This hands-on leadership position emphasizes shaping IT support for a rapidly scaling business, with only occasional on-site work required. The ideal candidate possesses strong Azure and Microsoft 365 knowledge and is comfortable managing security compliance and building a motivated global IT team. An excellent compensation package of up to £70,000 is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven IT Manager experience in cloud environments.
• Strong technical background across Azure/Entra, M365, Intune.
• Solid networking skills including VPNs and firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Own and support the global IT platform: Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune.
• Build and run a reliable, ITIL-aligned service desk.
• Manage security and compliance audits.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft 365

Intune

Networking

Leadership

Security Compliance

Tools

PowerShell

AWS

GitLab

Job description

MCS Group is exclusively representing a new tech entrant to the local market in NI. Having opened their first office just over 6 months ago, the business has grown from strength-to-strength and has a team of over 50 in the local market already. This high-growth, product-led technology company is looking for an IT Manager to take full ownership of its global IT estate in a cloud-first, Microsoft-native environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced tech scale up and is the perfect opportunity for an IT Manager with technical chops who can run a modern, secure IT operation while building and mentoring a small international team.

Why this role stands out

You won't be maintaining legacy infrastructure; you'll be shaping how IT supports a fast-scaling, security-driven technology business, with real influence at leadership level.

You'll report directly to one of the most impressive VPs in the industry along with having the support of a brilliant, wider local leadership team.

Proper flexibility - 1-2 days onsite at most, flexibility with working hours.

The chance to properly shape a support function in a high-growth tech company (c. 300 users today with c $200 million turnover)

What you'll own

• The IT Manager will own and support our client's global IT platform: Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, endpoints, networks and cloud infrastructure.
• You'll build and run a reliable, ITIL-aligned service desk with clear SLAs and great user experience
• You'll get involved with Security and compliance across Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and SOC 2
• Identity, access, devices, onboarding and offboarding at scale
• You'll support core business systems (ERP, CRM, HRIS, Jira, GitLab, etc.)
• Disaster recovery, incident response and audit readiness
• You'll look after vendor management, licensing and IT budgets

You'll also work closely with engineering teams on AWS/Azure production environments, monitoring, change control and CI/CD support where needed.

What we're looking for

• Proven IT Manager experience in a Microsoft-centric, cloud environment
• Strong technical background across Azure/Entra, M365, Intune, Windows with working Linux/macOS knowledge
• Solid networking (VPNs, firewalls, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP)
• Comfortable owning security, audits and compliance
• A natural leader who can run and scale a global IT team
• Bonus points for Sentinel, automation, PowerShell or IaC

Up to £70,000 with package which includes healthcare, bonus and pension

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Chris Busby, Associate Director - IT Recruitment, at MCS Group

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