IT Technical Lead (Infrastructure)- Cheshire

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IT Technical Lead (Infrastructure)- Cheshire

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an IT Technical Lead - Infrastructure to work within the Financial Services sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with strong potential for extension and will be a hybrid opportunity based in Cheshire.

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Technical Lead to act as a technical subject matter expert across a complex enterprise environment. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across infrastructure projects, support the development of technology roadmaps, drive service improvements, and ensure the ongoing stability, security and resilience of critical infrastructure services.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership and guidance across infrastructure projects, initiatives and operational activities.
Support and maintain Wintel infrastructure services, ensuring high availability and performance within agreed SLAs.
Lead infrastructure solution design activities and contribute to technology roadmaps and architectural direction.
Drive business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing and documentation.
Identify opportunities for service improvement, automation and infrastructure optimisation.
Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of infrastructure services and projects.
Support operational governance and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

Strong experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise Wintel server environments.
Extensive knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Azure and Microsoft 365 services.
Experience supporting file services, replication technologies, backup and recovery solutions.
Proven ability to produce low-level designs for complex enterprise infrastructure solutions.
Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, problem-solving and communication skills.
Experience with infrastructure automation and scripting would be advantageous.
Experience working within large enterprise environments.
Willingness to participate in out-of-hours support and on-call activities.
Minimum 8+ years' experience in enterprise infrastructure support, administration and technical leadership roles

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave and work-place pension