Senior Infrastructure Project Manager (Network Security/ Cloud)

A leading global financial services institution is seeking an experienced Technical Infrastructure Project Manager (Network/ Datacentre/ Cloud) to own and lead the local technology function and partner closely with regional and global teams. You will design, operate, and secure highly available network and infrastructure services in a regulated environment, with exposure to modern cloud platforms.

This is a technical Infrastructure Project Manager role covering delivering and supporting networking, security, servers, and core infrastructure services, with real ownership and influence over technology direction and delivery.

What you'll do:

  • Infrastructure Delivery & Support: Oversee servers, network infrastructure, storage, and datacentre operations, including office moves/adds/changes and ongoing BAU support.
  • Strategic Capacity Planning: Conduct capacity analysis and provide recommendations aligned to current and future business needs.
  • Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on guidance across networking, security, and 3rd-party connectivity to business partners.
  • Team Leadership: Lead the local infrastructure team across project delivery and operational support.
  • Project Management: Deliver complex, multi-domain infrastructure projects end-to-end (design through go-live).
  • Vendor & Partner Management: Manage relationships with hardware vendors, telcos, and community-of-interest network providers; support financial extranet connectivity.
  • Budget Ownership: Manage infrastructure budgets, project forecasting, and cost optimisation.
  • Disaster Recovery: Lead DR planning and testing with a focus on resilience and continuous improvement.

What you'll bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
  • 7+ year's experience in IT infrastructure spanning servers, storage, networking, datacentres, vendor management, and project delivery.
  • Strong enterprise networking and security expertise, including Layer 2/3 protocols, OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, and routing/switching best practices.
  • Solid understanding of TCP/IP, complex NAT configurations, and cross-organisation connectivity.
  • Hands-on experience with security platforms such as Cisco Firepower and Fortinet FortiGate.
  • Proven troubleshooting capability across complex network and hardware environments.
  • Experience in datacentre migrations, decommissioning, and cloud migration (AWS) is highly advantageous.
  • Strong project and team leadership skills, with the ability to perform under pressure.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to translate technical concepts into clear business language.
  • Fluent written and spoken English with solid communication skills

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Job Details

Company
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
Posted