Group IT Manager

Salary: £30,000 - 63,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience in an IT Manager, IT Lead, Infrastructure Manager or similar role.
• Strong hands-on technical expertise across Microsoft technologies.
• Demonstrable experience managing Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
• Experience designing and administering cloud-based infrastructure.
• Strong networking knowledge including firewalls, VPNs, switching and wireless technologies.
• Experience implementing and managing cybersecurity controls.
• Strong knowledge of backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong knowledge of endpoint security.
• Strong knowledge of access control and identity management.
• Strong knowledge of security monitoring and threat mitigation.
• Experience delivering IT projects from planning through execution.
• Ability to work strategically while remaining hands-on and operational.
• Experience supporting multi-site business operations.
• Experience within aerospace, defence, manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Knowledge of ERP platforms such as Epicor, SAP Business One, IFS, Microsoft Dynamics or similar.
• Experience with ISO 27001 implementation and maintenance.
• Experience achieving or maintaining Cyber Essentials Plus certification.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate and broader Microsoft Power Platform.
• Knowledge of data governance and information security best practice.
• Exposure to NIST, NCSC or other recognised cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience managing websites, hosting environments and digital platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement our IT strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Create and manage technology roadmaps for UK, US and European operations.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership regarding technology investment and digital transformation opportunities.
• Establish and manage our IT policies, standards, procedures and governance framework.
• Plan for future scalability, ensuring our systems and infrastructure can support international expansion.
• Manage and support all business IT systems, networks, servers, cloud services and end-user devices.
• Ensure high levels of system availability, performance and reliability across all sites.
• Lead the deployment and support of IT infrastructure for new offices and facilities.
• Manage relationships with external IT suppliers, software vendors and managed service providers.
• Act as the primary technical expert for our Microsoft commercial technology stack.
• Administer and optimise Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, SharePoint and Teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve collaboration, productivity and automation using Microsoft technologies.
• Develop and maintain our cybersecurity strategy.
• Manage cyber protection technologies including firewalls, endpoint protection, anti-virus solutions, security monitoring tools, multi-factor authentication, identity and access management, and backup and disaster recovery systems.
• Maintain and improve security standards aligned with Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and aerospace and defence customer security requirements.
• Develop incident response and business continuity plans.
• Lead cloud adoption and optimisation initiatives.
• Evaluate and implement cloud-based solutions that support business growth and operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, simplify IT management and improve resilience through cloud technologies.
• Support and develop key business applications and enterprise systems.
• Act as a key stakeholder to liaise with external support for ERP, phone system, printers, internet service and other IT services.
• Support management of our company websites and hosting platforms.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and digitalisation.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• ERP
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Power BI
• SAP
• Security
• SharePoint
• Office 365

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We are Didsbury Engineering, a well-established and highly respected engineering business that has been innovating since 1941. We operate within the aerospace and defence sectors and bring more than eight decades of expertise, innovation and industry knowledge to everything we do. Our team is friendly, ambitious and driven by a shared commitment to excellence. With an established UK headquarters, a recently opened US operation in Texas and plans to open a German facility within the next 12 months, we are growing and looking for an experienced and proactive Group IT Manager to take ownership of our IT function across the business. This is an on-site position with occasional travel, and we offer benefits including company pension, flexitime, life insurance, on-site parking and sick pay.

last updated 38 week of 2026