Job Specifications
Corporate IT & Cloud Compliance Manager
Location: UK-based remote initially, with travel to London (up to 2 days per week after c.12 months, potentially 3 days as the business scales)Salary c £35 - £45 k pa + bens,
The Opportunity
We’re supporting a cloud-native SaaS business operating in the private equity and financial services space, as they look to appoint their first dedicated Corporate IT & Cloud Compliance Manager.
This is a genuinely hands-on, hybrid role that combines corporate IT administration with cloud security and compliance ownership. The business is moving from an early-stage setup into its next phase of growth and wants a pragmatic, capable individual to take ownership of internal IT, security tooling and audit readiness — without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
You’ll be working in a modern, Microsoft-first Azure PaaS environment, supporting a distributed team of ~30 people (growing to ~45), with high visibility and direct access to senior stakeholders.
The Role
This role sits at the intersection of IT operations, cloud security and compliance. You’ll own day-to-day corporate IT, while also coordinating SOC and ISO activity, supporting audits, and acting as a trusted technical point of contact for both internal teams and external clients when needed.
It is not a DevOps or product engineering role — but you will need to be technically confident, comfortable with scripting and automation, and able to explain infrastructure and security concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate IT & Identity Management
Own and manage the Microsoft 365 estate (Entra ID / Azure AD, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint)
Manage joiners, movers and leavers across systems
Enforce MFA, conditional access and security best practice
Manage endpoint security and device policies using Intune
Laptop procurement, asset tracking and logistics for a remote workforce
Cloud Security & Monitoring
Configure and manage Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel
Maintain security policies and alerting
Review logs, alerts and recommendations, working with engineering teams on remediation
Support access management across Azure subscriptions, ensuring separation between prod and non-prod environments
Compliance & Audit Coordination
Own and coordinate SOC 1 / SOC 2 and ISO 27001 activity
Manage certificate renewals and ongoing compliance obligations
Use compliance tooling (e.g. Drata or similar) to collect and manage audit evidence
Act as the primary point of contact for auditors and client security due diligence
Maintain policies, procedures and audit-ready documentation
SaaS & Vendor Governance
Maintain an inventory of internal SaaS tools and third-party vendors
Manage licences, permissions and access reviews
Collect vendor SOC reports, ISO certificates and security questionnaires
Support vendor risk assessments and client due-diligence requests
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
Liaise with external customers on access configuration and platform security queries
Join client calls where needed to explain infrastructure and security design to technical stakeholders
Provide clear reporting and updates to senior leadership
Reporting & Insight
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards covering security posture, compliance status and IT KPIs
Provide visibility of risks, readiness and improvement areas
Nice to Have (Not Essential)
Exposure to Azure cost monitoring / FinOps
Coordination of penetration testing
Security awareness training
Business continuity and disaster recovery documentation
What We’re Looking For
3–5 years’ experience in a hands-on IT, cloud security or compliance-focused role
Strong experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure
Practical exposure to SOC 1 / SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar frameworks
Experience in a startup or scale-up SaaS environment
Comfortable doing some scripting / shell / low-code automation
Excellent communication skills — able to engage with customers and senior internal stakeholders
Proactive, pragmatic and delivery-focused mindset
Degree-educated (BSc Computer Science or related technical / mathematical discipline preferred)
Why Apply?
High ownership role with real influence across the business
Modern, Azure-first cloud environment
Minimal bureaucracy — common-sense approach to security and compliance
Opportunity to shape and grow the role as the company scales
Remote-first culture with sensible, planned office collaboration in London
If you’re looking for a role where you can combine IT operations, cloud security and compliance, make a visible impact, and grow with a SaaS business at the right stage of its journey, this is well worth a conversation. Please email your CV to Simon at sdunscombe@itecopeople.co.uk
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About the Company
itecopeople is an independent IT, Project Management Recruitment firm founded in 1999, by a Recruitment Consultant and a blue-chip Personnel Officer with 15 years experience (i.e. “both sides of the fence”).
itecopeople specialise in the supply of contract and permanent IT personnel. Since its inception, itecopeople has provided an international IT Recruitment function and delivers a superior service to candidates and clients alike.
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