IT Manager (Permanent) - Southwest - £45,000 - £50,000 We're recruiting a hands‑on IT Manager to take ownership of IT operations, infrastructure, security and supplier management across a growing organisation. This is a technically hands-on role, supporting a more junior member of the team, where you'll balance strategic oversight with day‑to‑day delivery, ensuring systems are stable, secure and fit for the business. What you'll do as IT Manager: Lead day‑to‑day IT operations across the business, acting as the final point of escalation. Ensure systems, networks, servers and cloud services remain secure, resilient and well‑maintained. Oversee Microsoft 365, identity, access controls and core infrastructure. Manage backups, disaster recovery arrangements and wider business continuity plans. Maintain cybersecurity processes including patching, endpoint protection and firewall governance. Support the organisation's ERP platform and associated operational systems. Provide structured documentation, IT policies and clear service processes. Work closely with senior stakeholders to define IT priorities and deliver an improvement roadmap. Manage 3rd‑party suppliers, ensuring accountability, cost‑effectiveness and strong service delivery. What you'll bring as IT Manager: Proven experience in an IT Manager, Senior Engineer or similar senior technical role. Strong background across Microsoft technologies including Windows Server, Microsoft 365 and identity management. Solid networking skills (firewalls, switching, VLANs, VPNs). Experience with virtualisation platforms (VMware or Hyper‑V). Strong understanding of backup, DR and resilience planning. ERP experience (any system welcomed). Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical issues into business terms. If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar, please contact Alex MacDermott. If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business