Infrastructure Lead

Infrastructure Manager (hands-on) £95k-£120k + 25% bonus + unlimited holidays Our client is a well-established, publicly listed investment management firm managing over $100bn in assets for institutional clients. With offices across London, Zurich, New York, and Germany, they're looking for a Technical Infrastructure Manager to own their infrastructure function and guide a small team. You'll inherit a small team (1 Senior Engineer + 2 support engineers, plus close collaboration with a DevOps Engineer) and report directly to the CTO, the expectation is 80% hands-on, 20% management. If you've become detached from the tech in your current role, this probably isn't for you. If you're a Senior/Lead Infrastructure Engineer who wants a step up, then this could be a great opportunity. You'll play a key role by... - Being the technical owner, not just the manager: Personally configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting infrastructure across Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, M365, Entra ID, Intune, and a VMware-based server estate. - Leading (and doing) the cloud work: Driving Azure adoption, automation, and standardisation, with scope to work closely on infrastructure-as-code and modernisation initiatives. - Owning security and resilience: Taking meaningful ownership of vulnerability management, patching, penetration testing coordination, and audit engagement (3-4 audits per year), plus backup and disaster recovery, including a live RFP for new DR solutions. - Shaping a 3-year roadmap: Contributing directly to a newly signed-off infrastructure strategy, including a future move away from the current on-prem/VMware stack toward a new target architecture. - Developing a small team: Mentoring and setting standards for your team. - Being a sounding board: Our client wants someone who asks "why," challenges decisions constructively, and proposes improvements. We'd love to hear from you if you have… - Strong, current, hands-on experience across Microsoft Azure, M365, Entra ID/Active Directory, Intune, Windows Server, and VMware - Solid enterprise networking fundamentals - Some exposure to leading or mentoring a small technical team, or leading critical technical projects. - Curiosity about AI-enabled operational tooling What's in it for you? - 11% non-contributory pension - Unlimited holidays policy - Up to 25% bonus (paid biannually) - Two weeks of work from anywhere - Hybrid working (Tuesday - Thursday in Paddington) - Private Healthcare If this sounds like a good next step for you please don't hesitate to apply.