Infrastructure Manager

Infrastructure Manager

Manchester

Salary up to £62,000

Office-based for the first 3 to 6 months, then hybrid with 2 days onsite

If you’re an Infrastructure Manager who still likes to stay close to the tech, but knows your real value is in building, guiding, and elevating a team, this could be exactly the move you’ve been waiting for.

This isn’t a turnaround job. You won’t be walking into chaos or cleaning up someone else’s mess. Instead, you’re stepping into a well-structured, cloud-first environment, leading a capable team, and helping a global business continue to evolve the right way.

Why this role stands out

A modern, cloud-led setup with minimal legacy baggage

Less firefighting, more impactful work

A small, skilled team that’s already performing well

You’re here to lead and develop, not rebuild

Meaningful project work, especially around cloud migrations and integrating newly acquired businesses

A global organisation (UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and more) with around 400 users

International exposure without unnecessary complexity

A culture built on trust and autonomy

You’ll be given the space to lead, not micromanaged

Some genuinely unique perks

Optional on-call rota for additional earnings

What you’ll be doing

This is a hands-on leadership role within a lean team structure. You’ll sit close enough to the tech to stay sharp, while owning the bigger picture.

Day to day, you’ll be:

Leading and supporting a multi-level support team (1st to 3rd line)

Owning escalations and ensuring issues are resolved properly, not just quickly

Driving infrastructure projects, particularly cloud migrations and business integrations

Working with stakeholders across multiple regions and time zones

Continuously improving the environment rather than just maintaining it

There’s plenty happening—new acquisitions, ongoing migrations, and constant opportunities to modernise. You won’t be short of challenges, but they’re the right kind.

The tech landscape

This is a cloud-first environment, not one weighed down by legacy infrastructure.

You’ll be working across:

Microsoft 365 ecosystem including Entra ID / Azure AD and Intune

Azure infrastructure and services

Cloud telephony platforms such as 8x8

Modern endpoint management and device provisioning

Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning

Migration of inherited on-prem systems into the cloud

There is some legacy from acquisitions, but the direction is clear: simplify, modernise, and move forward.

What they’re looking for

This role sits right at the intersection of technical capability and people leadership.

You’ll need to bring:

Proven experience leading infrastructure or support teams

Confidence in managing people, including the difficult conversations

A strong technical background in cloud-first environments

The ability to stay hands-on when needed and lead from the front

Experience delivering projects, ideally including migrations or acquisitions

Strong communication skills and a collaborative, approachable style

If you’re highly technical but prefer to stay in the background, this probably isn’t the right fit. This role needs someone visible, engaged, and influential.

Why this role is open

The current Infrastructure Manager is retiring. This is a planned transition, not a reactive hire.

You’ll be stepping into a function that’s already working and given the opportunity to take it further.

The bottom line

If you’re looking for a role where you can stay technical, lead a good team, influence real change, and operate in a grown-up, trust-based environment, then this is well worth a conversation.

Tilt Recruitment are specialists in IT Recruitment. We work hard to find our candidates their perfect roles within fantastic organisations across the UK. If this role isn’t right for you, please still get in touch with us as we may have other roles which may suit you better.

We also offer up to £500 for every successful referral, if you know someone who matches this skill set please let us know.

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