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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Manager - **Company:** Spirax Sarco - **Location:** Cheltenham, UK - **Salary:** £61,020.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management Databases, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Migration Manager, Technical Debt, Hardware Infrastructure, Network Server - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5894757542 ## About the Role * Proven experience leading regional or global infrastructure teams within a complex enterprise environment. * Strong background in infrastructure operations, including servers, virtualisation, storage, backup, recovery, monitoring and lifecycle management. * Experience implementing operating models, governance frameworks and service management best practices. * Demonstrable experience of infrastructure modernisation, technical debt reduction and estate optimisation programmes. * Experience supporting data centre or co-location initiatives, including migration planning and supplier management. * Strong understanding of disaster recovery, resilience testing, risk management and compliance requirements. * Experience improving service performance through KPIs, SLAs, incident reviews and supplier governance. * Inspirational leadership with the ability to coach, develop and motivate distributed teams. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. * Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, balancing operational demand with strategic projects. * Analytical and solution-focused approach to problem solving and decision making. * Strong governance mindset with a focus on risk, compliance and continuous improvement. * Commercial awareness and experience working with suppliers and external partners. * Ability to build collaborative relationships across global teams and drive positive change. ## Description We are looking for an experienced and people-focused Global Infrastructure Manager to lead our newly formed Global Infrastructure Operations function. This is a strategic leadership role, responsible for driving operational excellence, resilience and technical governance across a complex global infrastructure estate while developing and leading a team of Regional Infrastructure Leads and infrastructure professionals. Working closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, you will play a key role in infrastructure modernisation, operational improvement, disaster recovery readiness and the delivery of strategic transformation initiatives across the organisation. Global travel will be required as part of the role., * Lead, coach and develop Regional Infrastructure Leads and the wider global infrastructure team. * Establish and maintain a consistent global operating model, including governance, standards, ownership and ways of working. * Oversee the availability, resilience and supportability of on-premise infrastructure including servers, virtualisation, storage, backup and hosting environments. * Drive infrastructure modernisation, estate optimisation and technical debt reduction initiatives. * Own infrastructure risk, compliance, disaster recovery readiness and audit requirements. * Lead major incident management and support continuous service improvement through KPIs, SLAs and supplier performance reviews. * Maintain accurate CMDB records, technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures. * Support the selection, implementation and migration of infrastructure into co-location environments. * Work closely with Enterprise Architecture and technology teams to deliver strategic infrastructure roadmaps. ## Related Videos - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Resolving technical debts in software architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1680-resolving-technical-debts-in-software-architecture) - [Kubernetes Security - Challenge and Opportunity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/412-kubernetes-security-challenge-and-opportunity) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) - [Unleashing Potential Across Teams: The Power of Infrastructure as Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/930-unleashing-potential-across-teams-the-power-of-infrastructure-as-code) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers)