Teams at Cambridge Spark

Own and mature the company’s IT estate, including collaboration platforms, endpoints, identity and access, office networking, SaaS tooling, security operations, and third-party MSP management. Establish governed joiner-mover-leaver processes, improve documentation, ensure reliable and secure infrastructure, and develop the IT function. Line-manage and support an IT apprentice while balancing hands-on operational work with strategic planning.

Provides first-line employee and manager support across employee relations, absence management, HR policies, onboarding, performance management, learning and development, engagement, wellbeing, payroll, benefits, and people analytics. The role maintains employee records, supports UK employment law compliance, prepares HR reports, coordinates training, and collaborates with Finance on payroll administration in a remote-first technology education company.

Provide independent, strategic security leadership on a fractional, deliverable-focused basis. Define the security strategy and roadmap, establish risk and assurance processes, report to the board, advise on ISO 27001 versus Cyber Essentials Plus, design incident response frameworks, and mature client assurance evidence. The role is advisory and independent, with operational execution, first-response activities, compliance accountability, and staff management retained internally.