IT Infrastructure Manager (Hands-On)

IT Infrastructure Manager - Hands On

Location: Southend-on-Sea (Hybrid - 3-4 days onsite)
Salary: Circa £60,000 + benefits

Are you an Infrastructure Manager who enjoys staying close to the tech while leading a team? This is a hands-on leadership role within a growing organisation where you'll take ownership of core infrastructure, lead a small team, and play a key role in modernisation and cloud migration initiatives.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created role due to growth, offering the chance to take ownership of a global infrastructure environment spanning multiple sites. You'll lead a team of engineers while also managing offshore resource, ensuring high levels of service delivery across the business.

You'll be central to everything from incident management and support through to project delivery and cloud transformation, with real autonomy and visibility across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small infrastructure team (circa 3 engineers) plus offshore resource
• Own incident and problem management, acting as the escalation point through to resolution
• Deliver reliable infrastructure support across multiple global sites
• Drive service delivery standards and continuous improvement
• Lead and contribute to infrastructure projects, including cloud migration
• Oversee hardware, systems, networks, and core IT services
• Collaborate with wider IT and business teams to ensure a stable, secure environment

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience managing multi-site infrastructure environments (5+ locations, ideally global)
• Strong background across on-prem and cloud infrastructure (Azure/M365)
• Hands-on approach to incident and problem management - not purely a delegator
• Experience leading teams and managing third-party/offshore resource
• Strong understanding of networking, virtualisation, and enterprise systems
• Ability to balance operational support with project delivery

Key Traits

• Strong ownership mindset - sees issues through to resolution
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proactive, organised, and solutions-focused

Additional Info

• Hybrid working: 3-4 days onsite
• Occasional international travel
• Time off in lieu for out-of-hours work

Why Join?

• Opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role with real ownership
• Blend of hands-on technical work and team leadership
• Involvement in cloud migration and infrastructure transformation projects
• Stable business with a global footprint and growing IT function

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion to learn more about the role and long-term progression opportunities.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.