Infrastructure & Support Lead - Manchester

With a newly appointed CTO and a clear digital strategy, our client is embarking on a major transformation programme designed to modernise infrastructure, improve operational resilience, and create a more proactive, cloud-first IT environment.

About the role

This is not a traditional “keep the lights on” infrastructure role. We are looking for a hands-on Infrastructure & Support Lead who can help transform a reactive support function into a modern, high-performing technology operation.

You will take ownership of a complex enterprise estate and play a central role in improving service delivery, strengthening operational maturity, and supporting a wider digital transformation roadmap.

Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll have the autonomy, backing, and opportunity to make lasting improvements across infrastructure, support, security, and cloud services.

What success looks like

In your first few months, you’ll take ownership of the current IT landscape by building strong relationships across the business, assessing operational risks, and gaining visibility across infrastructure, Microsoft 365, security, backups, and support processes. You’ll introduce greater operational maturity through clear SLAs, measurable KPIs, structured incident management, and improved vendor accountability, while coaching and developing the existing team to move from a reactive support culture to a more proactive service-led approach. As stability improves, you’ll play a key role in delivering priority areas of the wider digital transformation programme, supporting cloud migration, infrastructure modernisation, and improvements that create a more resilient, scalable, and user-focused IT environment.

The environment and roadmap

You’ll lead across a broad and evolving technology estate, including:

Migration from legacy on-prem systems to a modern Microsoft 365 environment
Technologies including Entra ID, SharePoint, Teams, and M365 administration
Support for a distributed workforce across multiple UK locations
Oversight of virtualised server infrastructure and enterprise networking
Exposure to technologies such as Palo Alto and Juniper
Cloud migration and infrastructure modernisation initiatives

The goal is simple: create a reliable, scalable, user-focused IT function that enables growth and resilience across the organisation.

About you

We’re looking for someone who combines technical credibility with strong operational leadership.

You will ideally have:

Previous experience leading or managing IT infrastructure, operations, or support teams
Strong people management and coaching capability
Experience improving IT service delivery through KPIs, SLAs, and process maturity
Technical understanding of Microsoft 365, virtualised environments, infrastructure, and security
A proactive mindset with experience driving positive operational change
The ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to play a visible role in a major transformation programme where your impact will be recognised and supported by senior leadership.

Benefits include:

23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Additional Christmas closure period
Extra paid day off for your birthday
Strong leadership backing and genuine autonomy to improve how technology operates across the business

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