Claranet VERIFIED EMPLOYER

IT Manager.

Infrastructure Management / IT Networking Full-Time

IT Manager: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an IT Manager who supports infrastructure and network services for client stakeholders and technical teams.
  • The Person:The person will gather and prioritise technical requirements, translate them into technical specifications, liaise with client and technical teams, monitor SLAs and projects, and document decisions and risks.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has 5 or more years in the management, design, and implementation of infrastructure and networks, with proficiency in BGP, VLANs, SD-WAN, VPNs, and firewalls.

About the role

We're fast learners,
hard workers, natural collaborators... and we Make Modern Happen!

Our ambition is to
unlock the potential of our digital world so that organisations everywhere can
innovate and thrive securely.

We aim to achieve
this goal by bringing together the world’s most talented people and the most
powerful technologies, combining them to address our customers' challenges and to
build something stronger together.

If you share our
vision, join us!

Right now, we are
looking for a IT Manager to integrate our internal team, based
in Figueira da Foz.

 

Your responsibilities
include:

Requirements Gathering and Translation

  •  Gather, validate, and prioritize technical requirements with the client’s
    stakeholders;

  • Translate functional and business requirements into technical
    specifications that are understandable to the Systems teams (virtualization,
    storage, backup, databases) and the Networking teams (firewall rules, network
    architecture, connectivity between data centers);

  • Assess the preliminary technical feasibility of requests before forwarding
    them, identifying dependencies across domains;

Liaison and
Monitoring

  • Serve as a liaison between the client and the TAMs, presenting requirements
    in a structured manner, including context, impact, urgency, and success
    criteria;

  • Monitor the execution of requests with the TAMs, ensuring compliance with
    deadlines and contractual SLAs;

  • Monitor the execution of projects outside the scope of service, ensuring
    that needs are met and communication flows between project teams, the client,
    and the service team;

  • Participate in periodic follow-up meetings with the client and report
    internally on the status of projects and relevant incidents;

Expectation, Risk, and Knowledge Management
  • Manage client expectations regarding deadlines, technical limitations, and
    trade-offs (impact on production, maintenance windows, and downtime);

  • Identify opportunities for optimization or risks (licensing compliance,
    infrastructure capacity, obsolescence) and propose proactive measures to the
    technical teams;

  • Document technical decisions, the agreed-upon architecture, and relevant
    changes for continuity and future reference;

  • Escalate internally any issues requiring management decisions (budget,
    resources, contractual scope changes).

You must have:

  • Proven experience of 5 or more years in the management, design, and
    implementation of infrastructure and networks;

  • Proficiency in network protocols and technologies: BGP, VLANs,
    SD-WAN, VPNs, and firewalls;

  • Experience in LAN, WAN, and WLAN environments, as well as in the
    design and management of Wi-Fi networks;

  • Experience overseeing implementation projects for infrastructure,
    systems, networks, and security;

  • Ability to read and interpret technical documentation and incident
    reports produced by TAM teams;

  • Strong communication skills and fluency in technical discourse,
    with a proven ability to communicate with both technical and business
    stakeholders;

  • English: B2/C1;
  • Driver’s license and willingness to travel;

We value:

  • Fortinet technologies and related certifications (NSE);
    alternatively, Cisco (CCNP) or equivalent;

  • Functional knowledge—not necessarily from day-to-day practice—of
    virtualization (VMware vSphere/vCenter), Citrix CVAD, backup (Veeam), storage
    (Dell PowerStore and Data Domain), and AD DS services;

  • Familiarity with monitoring processes (Zabbix or equivalent) and
    interpreting infrastructure health metrics;

  • Previous experience in a managed service provider (MSP) or
    outsourcing context;

  • Experience with OT or industrial environments;
  • Autonomy and the ability to organize scattered information;
  • Assertiveness in managing expectations, including the ability to
    provide a technical justification for a “no” or a “not within these deadlines”
    when dealing with the client;

  • Attention to detail in documentation and a focus on knowledge
    retention;

  • Focus on building long-term relationships with clients.

 

We
offer:

  • Regular
    professional development;
  • Certification
    paths resources;
  • Regular teambuilding programs;
  • Friendly workplace.

 

Workplace: Figueira da Foz (On-site)  

Claranet: Make Modern
Happen!

Published August 20, 2026
Location Lisboa, Portugal
Job Type Full-Time