International Insurtech | UK Remote | Occasional Team and Client Meetings
We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Manager to take responsibility for the UK cloud infrastructure supporting an international Insurtech’s solutions for the life insurance, pensions and annuities market.
Operating on a Microsoft technology stack with infrastructure hosted in Azure, the business is looking for someone with strong Azure expertise and a background in these insurance markets.
Working closely with international technology teams, you will combine technical leadership with operational ownership, ensuring secure, resilient and scalable cloud services for UK clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the performance, availability and resilience of Azure cloud infrastructure supporting the UK region
- Oversee Azure environments, including monitoring, capacity planning, configuration and ongoing improvements
- Work with global infrastructure, engineering and security teams to maintain consistent standards while addressing UK client requirements
- Manage infrastructure incidents and technical escalations, ensuring effective root cause analysis and preventative action
- Maintain and test backup, disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements
- Oversee identity and access management, infrastructure security and vulnerability remediation alongside information security colleagues
- Support client onboarding, implementations and changes, ensuring infrastructure readiness and smooth transitions into live service
- Participate in client meetings, technical assurance discussions, audits and due diligence requests
- Manage cloud suppliers and service providers, monitoring service levels, costs and delivery
- Improve operational efficiency through automation, clear documentation and effective Azure cost management
- Provide technical leadership and contribute to the wider infrastructure roadmap
Key Requirements
- Experience managing infrastructure or cloud operations within the life insurance, pensions and annuities sector, either directly or through a technology provider serving these markets
- Solid practical experience managing Microsoft Azure infrastructure in a business-critical production environment
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft technology stack, including Azure networking, Microsoft Entra ID, access controls and security
- Experience with Azure monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, availability and performance management
- Understanding of the operational demands of platforms handling sensitive customer and financial data
- Experience of incident, problem and change management, with a structured approach to service improvement
- Understanding of the security, resilience and governance expectations of UK financial services clients
- Confidence communicating with clients, suppliers and technical and business stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with geographically distributed international teams
- UK based and able to attend occasional team and client meetings
Desirable Experience
- Infrastructure as code and automation using tools such as Terraform, Bicep or PowerShell
- Azure DevOps and collaboration with software engineering teams
- Supporting cloud-hosted insurance administration systems
- Leading technical teams or coordinating internal specialists and external providers
- Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications or IT service management qualifications
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Recruitment Note:
Due to the unprecedented volume of response, we are currently receiving, regrettably we are no longer able to respond to every application individually. If you have not heard back from us within 5 days, please assume your application for this role has been unsuccessful. We do read each CV carefully and if the situation changes or another potentially suitable role becomes active, we will be back in contact