Information Technology Lead

Role purposeThis is an operational role: the person administers and maintains the corporate IT environment day to day and implements the IT foundation under direction, rather than setting its architecture independently. Architectural and security-standard decisions are set by the founder / future Head of IT; this role executes and operates them reliably, and grows with the group.Scope of Central IT.Central IT is a corporate function serving people and the corporate perimeters of the group's companies. This role administers and operatesMicrosoft 365 / Entra (identity)EmailDevices (endpoints) and endpoint securityUser access policiesLicensingOnboarding / offboardingBasic IT governance: applying access policy, audit checklists and security standards (set above the role).Central IT is involved with platform development and operations only through governance and control — identity, access policy, audit requirements and security standards — never through day-to-day platform operations.Key responsibilitiesAdminister Microsoft 365 / Entra day to day: users, groups, mailboxes, identity and basic security configuration.Set up and manage devices (endpoints) and endpoint security; keep patching and coverage current.Run onboarding / offboarding: provision new joiners and fully de-provision leavers on timApply user access policies and the least-privilege model as defined; carry out scheduled access reviews.Manage licensing — track allocation, renewals and usage; flag waste and keep within budget.Apply backup policy to corporate systems and run periodic restore checksImplement and follow security standards and audit checklists set by the founder / future Head of IT.Provide first-line IT support to users across the corporate perimetersKeep corporate IT clearly separate from platform operations — no involvement in platform / engineering operation.Escalate architectural, security-standard and major-risk decisions upward rather than deciding them alone.Requirements;Solid hands-on experience administering Microsoft 365 / Entra, devices and endpoint security.Practical experience with onboarding / offboarding, access management and licensing.Working understanding of access policy, audit checklists and security standards (applying them, not necessarily designing them.Reliable, organised and able to run day-to-day IT operations independently.Understands the boundary between corporate IT and platform / engineering operations.Motivated to grow with the group toward a leadership role over time.SaaS & Mobile Devices Experience.Nice to have;Multi-entity / group IT experience.Microsoft certifications (e.g. Microsoft 365 / Security Administrator).Experience in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.