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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 environmentWhat 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 deliveryKey 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-focusedAdditional Info

Hybrid working: 3-4 days onsite

Occasional international travel

Time off in lieu for out-of-hours workWhy 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 functionApply 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

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