Infrastructure Manager – Microsoft / Azure / Networking – Exeter

Are you the kind of infrastructure person who still wants to be close to the technology, but also wants to lead a small team properly?

We’re hiring an Infrastructure Manager for a company in Exeter, supporting over 10,000 users and a growing multi-site environment.

This isn’t a “sit in meetings all day and manage from a distance” role.

You’ll be:

Managing a small infrastructure team whilst remaining hands-on
Owning day-to-day infrastructure operations
Acting as a technical escalation point
Helping shape the future infrastructure strategy
Supporting a major merger and wider transformation
Working across servers, networking, firewalls, cloud, backups, telephony and endpoint management

The environment is mainly Microsoft, with a lot of on-prem infrastructure, but also increasing use of Azure, M365, Intune and cloud services.

What they care about:

They want someone who can lead people, but still understands the tech.

You don’t need to be an expert in every area, but you do need to be comfortable across:

Bonus points for experience with things like Fortinet, HP Aruba, Ubiquiti / UniFi, Intune, SCCM, Cyber Essentials, supplier management or education.

But the main thing is this:

Can you manage a small team, keep things moving, explain technical issues clearly, and help the company make sensible infrastructure decisions?

Why this is worth a look:

It’s a big environment, but not a corporate treadmill.
You’ll have real influence over infrastructure direction
You’ll inherit a team structure with room to develop people
There’s a major merger happening, so plenty of meaningful work
You’ll have strong work-life balance compared with commercial environments
There’s a good pension, strong holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown and paid out-of-hours cover

This is mostly on-site in Exeter, with flexibility where it makes sense, but it is not a remote role.

Infrastructure Manager