Hosting and Network Manager Full Time

Bristol, Somerset
Sanderson Recruitment Plc

Hosting and Network Manager

£75,000 – £85,000 + bonus, PHC, pension

Bristol office, hybrid working (2 days a week onsite)

Leading a team of 11

About the job

A leading financial services business are looking for an experienced Hosting and Network Manager to lead a team responsible for the availability, resilience, and security of our enterprise hosting and network platforms within a regulated financial services environment. This is a hands-on technical management role with a strong leadership, governance, and operational resilience.

You will ensure that critical infrastructure services meet regulatory, security, and business continuity requirements, while acting as a trusted partner to senior technology, risk, and business stakeholders.

Hosting and Network Manager- What you will be doing:

• Lead, develop, and performance-manage a hosting and network engineering team, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Own the operational governance of enterprise-scale on-premises and co-location hosting environments supporting business-critical financial systems.
• Provide oversight of virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere, NSX), physical compute, and enterprise storage (NetApp SAN/NAS/HCI) through effective team leadership and vendor management.

Hosting and Network Manager

• Define and assure backup, disaster recovery, and operational resilience strategies aligned to business RPO/RTO and regulatory expectations.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure security baselines and configuration standards aligned with ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and internal risk frameworks.
• Drive service improvement through standardisation, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives, improving stability, control, and operational efficiency.
• Manage third-party suppliers and strategic partners, including contract negotiation, SLA governance, and service performance reviews.
• Act as a senior escalation point and advisor, clearly articulating infrastructure risk, control posture, and resilience to senior leadership.

Hosting and Network Manager- About you:

• Proven experience managing hosting and network teams within regulated environments
• Strong understanding of enterprise hosting, data centre operations, and network governance at scale
• Demonstrated success in leading teams, improving operational maturity, and embedding effective controls
• Deep awareness of infrastructure risk management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior and non-technical audiences

Qualifications

• Desirable: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
• Preferred certifications: VMware VCP/VCAP, Cisco CCNP, ITIL v4

Working Schedule

This role is based in Bristol head office. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Hybrid working – 2 days per week onsite

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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