Group IT Manager

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Company Overview

Join Didsbury Engineering, a well\-established and highly respected engineering business that has been innovating since 1941\. As an engineering company operating within the aerospace and defence sectors, we bring more than eight decades of expertise, innovation and industry knowledge to everything we do. We’re proud of our heritage and even more excited about our future.

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, and as we continue to grow, we’re looking for an experienced and proactive Group IT Manager to take ownership of the entire IT function across the business.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Group IT Manager to lead our information technology initiatives across multiple locations. This is a unique opportunity to build and shape the company's IT strategy, entire IT infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, and digital roadmap.

Primary Accountabilities

IT Strategy \& Leadership

• Develop and implement the company’s 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 manager IT policies, standard, procedures and governance framework.


• Plan for future scalability, ensuring 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 Microsoft's commercial technology stack.


• Administer and optimise Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID (Azure AD), SharePoint and Teams. Exchange Online, Intune, Defender, Power Platform (desirable).


• Identify opportunities to improve collaboration, productivity and automation using Microsoft technologies.

• Develop and maintain the company's cybersecurity strategy.


• Manage cyber protection technologies including:


• o Firewalls


• o Endpoint protection and anti\-virus solutions


• o Security monitoring tools


• o Multi\-Factor Authentication (MFA)


• o Identity and Access Management


• o Backup and Disaster Recovery systems


• Maintain and improve security standards aligned with:


• o Cyber Essentials Plus


• o ISO 27001


• o 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 company websites and hosting platforms.


• Identify opportunities for process improvement and digitalisation.

• 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:


• o Backup and disaster recovery solutions


• o Endpoint security


• o Access control and identity management


• o 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 \& 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.

• Company pension


• Flexitime


• Life insurance


• On\-site parking


• Sick pay

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