Deputy IT Manager for Infrastructure

Location: Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QD

Would you like to shape the IT infrastructure behind world-leading research and teaching in Computer Science? 

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford is seeking an IT Infrastructure Manager (Deputy IT Manager for Infrastructure) to join us on a permanent, full-time basis. 

This is an opportunity to bring your technical and leadership expertise to a department where computing is central to both what we study and how we work. Our infrastructure supports a rich mix of teaching, academic collaboration and research, including specialist AI systems and research computing environments. You will work alongside academic and professional services colleagues whose ambitions create varied and intellectually engaging infrastructure challenges. 

About the Role

Reporting to the IT Manager, you will lead and develop a team of infrastructure specialists responsible for reliable, secure and resilient services spanning networks, endpoints, servers, virtualisation, storage, cloud services, and data centre facilities. You will shape our infrastructure roadmap and lead improvements that strengthen these foundations and enable the Department’s evolving research and teaching ambitions. 

The role combines technical leadership with people, service, and project management. You will set priorities, coordinate specialist expertise and balance day-to-day operations with longer-term development. Working with colleagues across the Department, central University IT Services and suppliers, you will contribute to investment decisions and guide projects from initial requirements through to successful operational delivery. 

We are looking for an experienced infrastructure professional with strong technical understanding and a proven ability to lead and develop technical staff. You will bring sound judgement, clear communication and experience of managing reliable services, operational risks and competing priorities. Experience in higher education or research is welcome, but we also value relevant experience gained in other complex organisations. 

Based in central Oxford, the role supports flexible working subject to operational requirements, with an expectation of working on site for at least 60% of working time. 

What We Offer 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: 

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time roles)
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs 

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity. 

Application Process

You will be required to upload a supporting statement and an up-to-date CV as part of your online application (via the 'Apply' button above). 

Your supporting statement must clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the essential selection criteria listed in the job description. Applications that do not include a supporting statement or CV, or fail to address the criteria in sufficient detail, will not be considered. 

While we recognise the value of AI tools in assisting with application preparation, submissions that are clearly AI-generated without personalisation or insight will be rejected. It's crucial that your application reflects your own experiences and understanding of the role. 

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 24th November 2026.

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