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# IT Manager

- **Company:** MCS Group
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Apple Mac Systems, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Business Systems, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Windows PowerShell, Wi-Fi Technology, Office365, Firewalls (Computer Science), Gitlab, Microsoft InTune
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815446655-it-manager

## About the Role

* Proven IT Manager experience in a Microsoft-centric, cloud environment
 * Strong technical background across Azure/Entra, M365, Intune, Windows with working Linux/macOS knowledge
 * Solid networking (VPNs, firewalls, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP)
 * Comfortable owning security, audits and compliance
 * A natural leader who can run and scale a global IT team
 * Bonus points for Sentinel, automation, PowerShell or IaC

## Description

MCS Group is exclusively representing a new tech entrant to the local market in NI. Having opened their first office just over 6 months ago, the business has grown from strength-to-strength and has a team of over 50 in the local market already. This high-growth, product-led technology company is looking for an IT Manager to take full ownership of its global IT estate in a cloud-first, Microsoft-native environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced tech scale up and is the perfect opportunity for an IT Manager with technical chops who can run a modern, secure IT operation while building and mentoring a small international team.

Why this role stands out

You won't be maintaining legacy infrastructure; you'll be shaping how IT supports a fast-scaling, security-driven technology business, with real influence at leadership level.

You'll report directly to one of the most impressive VPs in the industry along with having the support of a brilliant, wider local leadership team.

Proper flexibility - 1-2 days onsite at most, flexibility with working hours.

The chance to properly shape a support function in a high-growth tech company (c. 300 users today with c $200 million turnover)

What you'll own

 * The IT Manager will own and support our client's global IT platform: Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, endpoints, networks and cloud infrastructure.
 * You'll build and run a reliable, ITIL-aligned service desk with clear SLAs and great user experience
 * You'll get involved with Security and compliance across Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and SOC 2
 * Identity, access, devices, onboarding and offboarding at scale
 * You'll support core business systems (ERP, CRM, HRIS, Jira, GitLab, etc.)
 * Disaster recovery, incident response and audit readiness
 * You'll look after vendor management, licensing and IT budgets

You'll also work closely with engineering teams on AWS/Azure production environments, monitoring, change control and CI/CD support where needed.


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