Infrastructure Manager

Head of Infrastructure London (Hybrid) | Salary up to £100,000 Ashdown Group is working with a growing international organisation to recruit a Head of Infrastructure to lead and modernise its global IT infrastructure and operations.

This is a senior leadership position for a technically strong infrastructure professional who enjoys remaining close to the technology. While responsible for infrastructure strategy, engineering teams and global operations, this is a hands-on technical leadership role rather than a purely strategic management position.

You will be expected to understand the technical detail, troubleshoot complex infrastructure challenges and actively contribute to the design, implementation and improvement of enterprise technology services. Working closely with the IT Operations Director, you will drive infrastructure modernisation, platform consolidation and post-acquisition integration across UK and US operations.

Key responsibilities

Lead and deliver the global infrastructure strategy while remaining technically involved in day-to-day operations and engineering decisions. Oversee and contribute to the management, configuration, optimisation and troubleshooting of cloud, network, server, storage, identity and end-user environments.

Drive infrastructure modernisation, cloud adoption, platform consolidation and post-acquisition integration. Maintain strong technical oversight of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Active Directory/Entra ID, Intune, Nutanix and enterprise networking.

Lead infrastructure engineering teams, managed service providers and offshore technical partners. Take ownership of infrastructure resilience, disaster recovery, security, service management and operational performance. Identify and resolve complex technical issues, improve processes and ensure infrastructure remains secure, reliable and scalable. Manage suppliers, infrastructure budgets and cost optimisation initiatives.

About you

You will be an established infrastructure leader with a strong technical background and experience managing complex enterprise environments across multiple locations. You will combine leadership capability with practical technical expertise across cloud platforms, Microsoft technologies, identity, networking, virtualisation and infrastructure operations.

You should be comfortable getting into the technical detail, challenging engineering decisions and contributing directly to troubleshooting and solution design when required. Experience within a fa...

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