Job Description

Job Title: IT Environment Manager
Location: hybrid -  West Cumbria, Warrington, London or Oxford (40% office attendance per week)
Daily Rate: £650/day (Umbrella - Maximum)
Duration: Until 27/03/27
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC

This is a hybrid role looking after the IT environments both on prem and in the cloud

• Oversee networks, servers, cloud platforms and security protocols.
• Deliver infrastructure upgrades, optimisations and migrations.
• Work with 3rd Party suppliers to ensure current technology stacks, including servers, network and cloud services are being maintained.
• Define and implement technical standards and controls for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure cloud and on-premises environments comply with the  security policies.  
• Provide input to architecture and designs.
• Ensures design integrity and compliance, reviewing and approving supplier proposals, technical designs and solution architectures.
• Responsible for management of risks across IT technology assets.
• Support performance, resilience, lifecycle and incident response improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as Cyber Team, Enterprise Architecture, Information Governance and relevant external agencies.
• Support ongoing transformation and improvement work.
• Manage the lifecycle of configuration items.
• Ensure continued compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus requirements.

Key Outcomes

• A documented, approved set of standards for all environments.
• Ensure all IT systems are safe and secure for all stakeholders, both internal stakeholders and external governance/regulatory stakeholders.
• Active participation in meeting government GovAssure and CAF cyber security target levels.
• Annual maintenance and re-certification of Cyber Essential Plus.

Key Skills (Current)

• Broad technical expertise across enterprise infrastructure technologies, including Windows Server, VMware, Storage solutions Active Directory and Entra ID alongside Microsoft Azure Platforms.
• Strong networking knowledge including HPE, Fortinet, WAN connectivity and network security.
• Infrastructure Manager or similar leadership role in an outsourced IT environment.
• Strong understanding of IT Security, backup and disaster recovery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix management fashion with all stakeholders relevant to the role. This includes third party MSPs.
• Experienced in infrastructure design, project management and project delivery.
• Understanding of compliance requirements in a heavily regulated environment
• Ability to create solutions and implement risk mitigation controls for legacy IT solutions.

Key Skills (Target)

• Detailed knowledge of new and emerging technology (such as AI and Quantum for example) and its impacts on current estate and new solutions.
• Ability to define, create and implement reporting measures for all stakeholders to provide clarity on the functions of IT security to provide ongoing confidence.
• Ability to mange 3rd party MSPs as the intelligent customer with respect to all aspects of the environments.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on 0121 794 8181

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on 0121 794 8181.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.