Hands-On Infrastructure Lead — Azure, Networking & M365

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.

• 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 candidate should be able to lead people, but still understands the tech.

• 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

• Experience with Fortinet, HP Aruba, Ubiquiti / Uni Fi, Intune, SCCM, Cyber Essentials, supplier management or education

• 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

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