Digital Manager

Job Title: Digital Manager Reports to: Business Operations Director Location: Mobile / Southeast – travel between Entities Employment Type: Full Time Role Overview We are establishing a centralised Digital Hub to support smaller entities with IT and Cyber leadership aligned to defence-sector and UK Government requirements. This role spans strategic, operational, and technical domains across Digital, Data, and Cyber. * Pivot between strategy and hands-on delivery * Build relationships across organisations, customers, and suppliers * Oversee IT providers (secure, compliant, aligned solutions) * Influence outcomes through relationship and delivery management * Challenge suppliers and validate technical decisions Key Responsibilities Operational & Technical Oversight * Oversee Azure, cloud governance, monitoring, and security * Manage infrastructure and networks across classified environments * Coordinate incidents, escalation, and root cause actions * Manage lifecycle, obsolescence, and system modernisation Strategic Leadership & Planning * Define digital, cloud, and cyber strategies and roadmaps * Ensure governance and compliance (including NIST) * Oversee security posture and improvement priorities Stakeholder & Supplier Management * Build relationships and communicate complex issues clearly * Act as link between leadership, suppliers, and technical teams * Hold providers accountable for delivery and compliance Delivery & Team Leadership * Lead and mentor IT & Cyber team * Oversee service performance (SLAs, KPIs, change) * Manage budgets, procurement, and vendor relationships Qualifications & Experience Essential * 7+ years in IT across cloud, infrastructure, and cyber * Strong Azure and enterprise technology knowledge * Experience with outsourced providers and secure environments * Leadership and vendor management experience Skills * Strong communication and stakeholder management * Influencing and decision-making ability * Technical understanding of cloud governance and security * Ability to translate technical into business outcomes Desirable * Azure certifications or similar * CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP * Relevant degree * ICS/SCADA experience