"Lead Infrastructure Manager"

The Faculty of Human Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) IT team is looking for a hands on technical manager to lead the Infrastructure and Dev Ops team, providing day-to-day management for the team of four and its projects. This role reports to the IT Manager for the Faculty team and will work closely with the Front Line Services team manager to deliver the support, systems and services required by the Faculty of HSPS and the department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS).

The Infrastructure and DevOps team supports a variety of bespoke systems and services which under-pin the teaching, research and administrative needs of the Faculty. Using a core technology stack of Python, PhP, Django, GitLab and SharePoint, often overlaying database technologies such as MySQL and Postgres. The team uses Jira for development and project management for all development and project work. Additionally the team provides support for a Filemaker based collections database system and web portals for the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Whipple museum, along with some other smaller collections data. All production services are deployed to the University Information Services Infrastructure as a Service platform.

We are looking for a lean and agile focussed technical manager who will be able to lead the team to continuously improve and develop the systems we have and to be able to deliver with the team new services as required. The role holder will be responsible for team motivation, performance and development.

The role is based in the centre of Cambridge and we operate a flexible hybrid approach to working.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a health assessment.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above.

The closing date for applications is midnight (GMT) on Monday 09 February 2026.

The interview will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: Andrew Judd - IT Manager, atj20@cam.ac.uk

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact hr@hsps.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference JB48024 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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