Position Title: Manager, Infrastructure, Engineering & Architecture
Contract: Interim / Contractor (6-12 months)
Reports to: Head of Technology
Our Firm:
Sterlington is an international law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. Our high-caliber partners work on complex business matters with a tailored approach to client service and a focus on financial flexibility and innovation. Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced and pragmatic Manager of Infrastructure, Engineering & Architecture to take full ownership of a fragmented and underperforming IT estate. This is a critical role for a candidate who thrives in challenging environments, is confident rearchitecting legacy systems, and can deliver measurable improvements in performance, security, and stability.
You will be responsible for managing and mentoring a small team of engineers, leading the modernization of infrastructure platforms, enforcing technical policies, and delivering a scalable and secure cloud-first environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Azure, VDI, networking, and security, and will be comfortable operating with minimal direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of all infrastructure services, including cloud, on-prem, network, endpoints, and user platforms.
- Lead the assessment, rearchitecture, and remediation of inherited infrastructure issues to establish a modern, secure, and reliable baseline.
- Define and implement enterprise-wide technical standards, documentation, and operating procedures across infrastructure and endpoint management.
- Manage and optimize a hybrid Microsoft Azure environment, including conditional access policies, identity management, and security controls.
- Lead the design, performance tuning, and support of VDI environments (e.g. Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix, or VMware Horizon).
- Ensure consistent and secure operation of all networking infrastructure including firewalls, VPNs, switches, and WAN connectivity.
- Establish clear monitoring, patching, and incident response processes aligned with best practice and regulatory expectations.
- Develop and deliver infrastructure roadmaps, collaborating with application, security, and service teams to support business goals.
- Manage relationships with external vendors, MSPs, and tooling providers as required.
Required Experience
- Strong experience remediating, rearchitecting, and stabilizing poorly implemented or neglected infrastructure.
- Demonstrated leadership in hybrid or cloud-first environments using Microsoft Azure (ARM, conditional access, RBAC, policy, cost control).
- Proficiency in building and managing VDI platforms, ensuring performance, resilience, and user adoption.
- Deep understanding of networking, including Layer 2/3, firewall rule sets, VPNs, SD-WAN, and DNS/DHCP services.
- Strong security mindset with hands-on experience in endpoint hardening, patching, device compliance, and access controls.
- Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code and automation using PowerShell, Terraform, or equivalent tools.
- Proven ability to lead engineering teams, drive accountability, and embed a proactive support culture.
Desirable Skills
- Microsoft certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, MS-500) or equivalent cloud infrastructure credentials.
- Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or vendor equivalents.
- Familiarity with identity federation, SSO, and device compliance within Microsoft 365 environments.
- Experience with toolsets including Azure Monitor, Sentinel, Intune, Fortinet, Cisco, and backup/DR platforms.
- Comfortable operating in regulated or multi-site environments with varied technical maturity.
Candidate Profile
- Hands-on and delivery-oriented, with a proven ability to solve complex infrastructure challenges quickly and effectively.
- Excellent communicator who can work across technical and non-technical teams and articulate infrastructure strategy to senior stakeholders.
- Strong documentation habits and a clear focus on building resilient, supportable environments.
- Thrives in high-change, low-structure settings where initiative and technical leadership are essential.