Job Title: ICT Manager
Kildare,
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive ICT Manager to lead the strategic and operational development of ICT infrastructure.
This role offers significant ownership and autonomy, with responsibility for shaping the ICT strategy, managing external IT support, and delivering a wide range of technical and business-critical projects.
The successful candidate will be both technically proficient and an effective manager, capable of aligning ICT initiatives with organisational goals and public sector standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* Strategic Leadership
* Conduct IT needs assessments and business process reviews to optimise ICT investment.
* Lead the transition to cloud-based infrastructure and modern collaboration tools.
Risk & Compliance:
* Conduct thorough risk and business impact assessments.
* Devise and implement risk mitigation strategies.
* Ensure compliance with ISO 27001 and NSCS Public Sector Security Baseline Standards.
* Maintain and update the corporate risk register.
Operational Oversight:
* Oversee external IT support contractors, ensuring SLAs and performance standards are met.
* Manage local infrastructure including servers, firewalls, and networking equipment.
* Implement MFA across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 environments.
* Formalise and maintain an IT Asset Register.
Performance & Reporting:
* Define IT performance metrics and establish structured reporting to Senior Management and the Board.
* Monitor security posture, incident management, infrastructure status, and disaster recovery readiness.
Project Management:
* Lead multiple concurrent projects including server upgrades, broadband and Wi-Fi implementation, PCI compliance audits, document retention and file clean-up, replacement of legacy applications, transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, cloud migration of file sharing and Active Directory functions.