IT Network Manager

In this role, you will own the organisation’s technical infrastructure within a highly regarded West London independent school. You’ll act as the senior technical escalation point and drive network performance, cloud adoption, security, and project delivery in a high-trust, business-critical environment. You will shape IT direction across the estate and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise initiatives. This is a senior, visible role with autonomy and real impact.

• 28 days annual leave
• Bank holidays plus Christmas closure

• Own and manage the network and infrastructure estate
• Act as senior escalation point for complex 3rd/4th line issues
• Lead on wired/wireless networking, switching, routing and firewall configuration
• Support and develop on-prem and cloud infrastructure
• Manage Active Directory, Azure AD and core identity services
• Oversee Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, Intune)
• Deliver infrastructure and IT projects from design to implementation
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to scope and prioritise technical initiatives
• Manage third-party suppliers and external technical partners
• Ensure cyber security controls, backups, DR and business continuity
• Maintain documentation, processes and technical standards across the environment

• Significant experience in a senior infrastructure, network or systems role
• Strong networking knowledge across VLANs, switching, routing, firewalls and Wi‑Fi
• Strong experience with Active Directory and Azure AD
• Strong Microsoft 365 and cloud services experience
• Experience with Microsoft Intune and device management
• Proven ability to resolve complex technical issues
• Experience delivering technical projects successfully
• Confident communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Organised, credible and ownership-oriented

• confident communicator
• organised and credible
• ownership mindset
• VLANs, switching, routing, firewalls, Wi-Fi
• Active Directory
• Azure AD