IT Security & Operations Lead

A growing international manufacturing business is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure & Security Lead to take ownership of cyber security, IT service delivery, and infrastructure across a multi-site global operation.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys building and improving environments , rather than simply maintaining what's already in place. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's security posture, driving best practice, and influencing technology strategy at a leadership level.

The Opportunity

The business is at the beginning of an exciting security maturity journey. You will inherit responsibility for:

• A recently implemented Microsoft Intune environment
• Internal IT support resources and external MSP relationships
• Security improvement initiatives across multiple international locations
• Defining and delivering a long-term cyber security roadmap

This role offers genuine autonomy and the opportunity to make a measurable impact from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the organisation's cyber security capability
• Manage IT operations, service delivery, and infrastructure performance
• Drive improvements across Microsoft 365, Intune, endpoint security and identity management
• Oversee vulnerability management, incident response and security monitoring
• Assess, select and manage third-party security and IT service providers
• Develop policies, standards and security best practices
• Manage and challenge MSP performance against agreed SLAs
• Present security risks, priorities and improvement plans to senior leadership
• Support business continuity, disaster recovery and compliance initiatives
• Lead and mentor a small internal IT team

About You

You'll be someone who enjoys taking ownership, identifying risk, and building capability from the ground up rather than inheriting a mature environment.

You may currently be working as an IT Manager, Infrastructure & Security Manager, Information Security Manager, IT Operations Manager or Head of IT, and will have a track record of improving security posture within a growing organisation.

We're particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate experience in several of the following areas:

• Developing and delivering cyber security improvement programmes
• Enhancing Microsoft 365 and Intune security, including Conditional Access, MFA, endpoint protection and email security
• Implementing or managing SIEM, XDR, MDR or SOC solutions
• Leading incident response and vulnerability management activities
• Delivering Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and/or ISO 27001 initiatives
• Managing third-party IT providers and holding MSPs accountable against agreed service levels
• Presenting security risks, priorities and investment plans to senior stakeholders
• Supporting and developing internal IT teams

Most importantly, you'll be someone who can assess the current environment, quickly identify priorities, and build a practical roadmap that balances security, user experience and business needs.

To be considered, please respond with your latest CV.