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# Deputy IT Manager for Infrastructure

- **Company:** University of Oxford
- **Location:** Oxford, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £50,067 - £64,724
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Cloud Services, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=189831

## About the Role

We are looking for an experienced infrastructure professional with strong technical understanding and a proven ability to lead and develop technical staff. You will bring sound judgement, clear communication and experience of managing reliable services, operational risks and competing priorities. Experience in higher education or research is welcome, but we also value relevant experience gained in other complex organisations.
Based in central Oxford, the role supports flexible working subject to operational requirements, with an expectation of working on site for at least 60% of working time.

## Description

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford is seeking an IT Infrastructure Manager (Deputy IT Manager for Infrastructure) to join us on a permanent, full-time basis.
This is an opportunity to bring your technical and leadership expertise to a department where computing is central to both what we study and how we work. Our infrastructure supports a rich mix of teaching, academic collaboration and research, including specialist AI systems and research computing environments. You will work alongside academic and professional services colleagues whose ambitions create varied and intellectually engaging infrastructure challenges.
About the Role
Reporting to the IT Manager, you will lead and develop a team of infrastructure specialists responsible for reliable, secure and resilient services spanning networks, endpoints, servers, virtualisation, storage, cloud services, and data centre facilities. You will shape our infrastructure roadmap and lead improvements that strengthen these foundations and enable the Department's evolving research and teaching ambitions.
The role combines technical leadership with people, service, and project management. You will set priorities, coordinate specialist expertise and balance day-to-day operations with longer-term development. Working with colleagues across the Department, central University IT Services and suppliers, you will contribute to investment decisions and guide projects from initial requirements through to successful operational delivery.