Head of Infrastructure | North London | Hybrid (2–3 days on-site)
I’m looking for an experienced Techie with some leadership experience to step into a Head of Infrastructure role, leading the modern workplace transformation of a global organisation.
🔹 Role: Head of Infrastructure
🔹 Location: North London | hybrid, 2–3 days per week on-site
🔹 Package: £85k–£90k base + bonus
You’ll be the technical and strategic lead for a growing team (currently 5 engineers - cloud, network and generalist 2nd/3rd line), reporting into an IT Director who is driving genuine change. The focus will be spearheading the move from traditional on‑prem infrastructure to a modern, Microsoft‑centric estate.
Key focus areas:
Microsoft cloud & modern workplace: Azure Landing Zones, AVD, M365 tenant/domain consolidation and best‑practice adoption.
Core infrastructure & networking: Cisco networking, hybrid infrastructure, DR/BC and operational resilience.
Transformation & M&A: integrating multiple businesses and domains into a coherent, governed cloud and infrastructure model.
Strategy & leadership: shaping the 60 month roadmap, building the team, and defining operating models, standards and governance
High‑level responsibilities:
Own the end‑to‑end infrastructure strategy (on‑prem, cloud, network, identity, end‑user).
Lead, coach and develop the infrastructure team; act as final technical escalation point.
Design and oversee delivery of Azure and M365 projects (AVD, Landing Zones, SAP/Oracle hosting).
Work closely with the IT Director and the Global Business on standards, approvals and investment cases.
Drive service improvement, risk reduction, cost optimisation and adherence to frameworks (ISO, Cyber Essentials, etc.).
We’re looking for:
Senior infrastructure / cloud leader (Head of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Manager, Principal Architect or similar).
Deep Microsoft background: Azure, M365, Identity (Entra ID/ADDS/B2B), modern workplace.
Strong understanding of networking (Cisco) and hybrid environments
Proven experience in roadmapping, leading teams and owning delivery across multiple concurrent projects.
Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and working within a global/group governance model.
If you have a background in Microsoft-focused infrastructure leadership and want to shape a large‑scale transformation in a complex, real‑world environment (Azure, AVD, M365, networks), I’d like to hear from you.
📩 Drop me a message here on LinkedIn or email andrew@beaumont-it.co.uk for a confidential conversation and the full brief.
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