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.
Responsibilities
* 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
What they care about
The candidate should be able to lead people, but still understands the tech.
Qualifications
* Microsoft 365 administration
* Azure services
* Active Directory / identity
* Windows Server
* Networking (LANs, WANs, VLANs and switching)
* Firewalls
* Endpoint deployment and management
* Backups, disaster recovery and cyber security basics
Bonus points
* Experience with Fortinet, HP Aruba, Ubiquiti / UniFi, Intune, SCCM, Cyber Essentials, supplier management or education
Benefits
* Real influence over infrastructure direction
* Room to develop people in the inherited team structure
* Major merger happening, providing meaningful work
* Strong work‑life balance compared with commercial environments
* Good pension, strong holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown and paid out‑of‑hours cover
Location
This role is mostly on‑site in Exeter, with flexibility where it makes sense, but it is not a remote role.
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