Infrastructure Manager

Infrastructure Manager – Financial Services Salary: £70,000 – £80,000 per annum Location: Remote (with occasional travel to Bristol) We’re partnering with a leading UK-based organisation within the financial services sector to recruit an experienced Infrastructure Manager . This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on technical leader to take ownership of a critical UNIX estate while driving modernisation through automation and DevOps practices. The Role You’ll lead and develop a high-performing technical team, ensuring the stability, performance, and continuous improvement of core infrastructure services.

This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on technical leadership. Key Responsibilities Lead, manage, and develop a technical infrastructure team Own service performance, availability, and operational stability across the UNIX/Linux estate Drive automation and DevOps adoption (Puppet, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines) Review current infrastructure and define a forward-looking improvement roadmap Establish and embed operational best practices Implement effective performance management across the team Engage with key technical and business stakeholders Deliver measurable improvements in service quality, automation, and system reliability Essential Skills & Experience Strong hands-on background in UNIX/Linux (Red Hat preferred) Expertise in automation tools such as Puppet and Terraform Proven experience managing SysOps / Infrastructure teams in mid-to-large scale environments Demonstrated track record of improving service performance and availability Experience driving automation and DevOps initiatives Ability to lead technical change across infrastructure estates Credible, hands-on technical leadership style Strong stakeholder engagement across both technical and business functions