Infrastructure Delivery Manager

First Intuition

Infrastructure Delivery Manager leading the delivery of IT infrastructure projects at First Intuition. Focusing on networking, cloud, identity, and security changes across multiple sites.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudFirewalls

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead delivery of infrastructure programmes including: Network upgrades (LAN/WAN/SD‑WAN/Wi‑Fi, firewalling, segmentation).
Identity and access modernisation (Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, Zero Trust patterns).
Cloud and M365 platform uplift (Intune baselines, Defender configuration, Azure services).
DR and resilience improvements (backup strategy, failover design, recovery testing).
Security uplift (EDR/XDR/MDR rollouts, vulnerability reduction, hardening baselines).
Review, interpret, and challenge vendor and partner technical designs to ensure alignment with FI’s standards.
Validate technical configurations through testing, pilot phases, and evidence‑based acceptance criteria.
Build and maintain detailed delivery plans, RAID logs, dependency maps, change schedules, and cutover plans.
Coordinate multiple infrastructure and security initiatives across FI’s footprint.
Manage partner engineering resources, ensuring quality, clarity of scope, and controlled delivery.
Run delivery governance—quality gates, readiness checks, risk assessments, and post‑implementation reviews.
Ensure all changes follow proper impact assessment, testing, documentation, and change control processes.
Own technical delivery for new site builds, relocations, refurbishments and technology refresh cycles.
Work with regional centre teams to coordinate works without disrupting teaching or operational activities.
Standardise centre infrastructure by implementing FI’s technical blueprint consistently across sites.
Ensure all centre deployments include monitoring setup, documentation, and operational runbooks.
Ensure all projects incorporate secure‑by‑design controls from early stages.
Embed security configuration (Defender, MDE, firewalls, M365 security baselines, DLP) into delivery cycles.
Work closely with the Information Security Manager to ensure: Remediation of vulnerabilities is planned and delivered. New services comply with governance and accreditation requirements (Cyber Essentials/ISO27001). SOC/MDR/alerting integrations are built into new infrastructure.
Translate technical direction into clear communication to all key stakeholders.
Ensure all new services include: Full documentation (logical/physical diagrams, configs, build standards). Monitoring and logging baselines. Operational runbooks and escalation procedures. Training or knowledge‑transfer sessions for IT Ops. Ensure handovers meet strict acceptance criteria before moving into BAU.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience delivering complex, multi‑site IT infrastructure projects (network, cloud, identity, endpoint, security).
Ability to read, understand, challenge and validate technical designs across: Network and firewall technologies Azure/M365/Entra ID Intune, Defender, Sentinel Identity, access and Zero Trust architecture.
Demonstrable experience coordinating specialist engineers and third‑party delivery partners.
Strong project delivery skillset (waterfall/agile hybrid), with structured documentation and governance discipline.
Excellent problem‑solving capability with an ability to break down complex technical issues.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non‑technical audiences.
Ability to produce high‑quality delivery artefacts (plans, architectures, test evidence, runbooks, change packs).
Ability to travel to FI centres when required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

30 days annual leave (based on fulltime hours) PLUS bank holidays
3 FI Days per year
Hybrid working available, equipment provided for homeworking
Flexible-working positive employer with a range of family-friendly policies
Employee Assistance Programme: 24-hour confidential access to counselling and support services
Competitive Pension
Private Medical Insurance
Training and development opportunities
Long term career prospects in a growing company
Employee perks including a range of discounts to suit your lifestyle

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Hard Skills & Tools

network upgradesLANWANSD-WANWi-Fifirewallingidentity and access modernizationEntra IDConditional AccessMFA

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationstakeholder engagementproject deliverygovernance discipline