* IT Manager with Manufacturing experience
* £500-600 / day inside IR35
About Our Client
This is a Manufacturing organisation with a multinational presence.
Job Description
Infrastructure & Server Management:
* Administer and maintain Windows Server environments, focusing on security, availability, performance, and proactive troubleshooting.
* Oversee backup, disaster recovery, and authentication programs, ensuring compliance with Cyber Essentials and cybersecurity frameworks.
Cybersecurity & Networking:
* Lead the implementation and optimization of network security solutions, including FortiGate firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems.
* Collaborate with MSPs for the installation, configuration, and management of Fortinet network appliances.
* Drive network/server upgrades, patches, and migrations while minimizing service disruption and downtime.
Managed Service Provider (MSP) & Vendor Management:
* Manage relationships with external MSPs, ensuring that SLAs, service quality, and performance standards are consistently met.
* Coordinate with third-party vendors to procure and manage equipment, software, and IT services.
* Lead negotiations and manage IT contracts, ensuring alignment with organizational needs and objectives.
The Successful Applicant
You will have extensive experience managing fully outsourced Infrastructure environments, ideally within a manufacturing or distribution sector. Being hands-on with all standard Microsoft operating systems and Windows Server environments is a prerequisite, including managing networks, security (Cyber Essentials), and cloud technologies.
You will also be able to demonstrate high-level complex stakeholder management and vendor management, driving SLAs and managing governance and contracts.
What's on Offer
This is an immediate start with a competitive daily rate working in a hands-on leadership role.
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