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IT manager CV: example and template

This example is for heads of IT at manufacturing, trading and service companies and public institutions, and for systems administrators and IT team leaders who want to run a whole department.

The board wants to know which infrastructure and team you manage, which systems you maintain, how you look after security and which projects you deliver. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: IT manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marcin Olszewski

IT manager

Bialystok +48 123 456 789 marcin.olszewski@example.com

Professional profile

IT manager with 14 years of experience in IT, the last 6 at a manufacturer with 3 plants and 900 users. I head a team of 8, a budget of PLN 5.5 million a year, the infrastructure, the ERP system and user support. I led the migration to the cloud and a new ERP rollout, and key systems are available 99.8% of the time.

Work experience

IT manager

02.2020 - present

Manufacturing company, 3 plants, 900 users, Bialystok

  • Heading a team of 8: administrators, user support and ERP analysts.
  • An IT budget of PLN 5.5 million a year, supplier contracts and licences.
  • Rolling out a new ERP system in 3 plants in 14 months.
  • Migrating servers to the cloud, key systems available 99.8% of the time.
  • Security policy, backups, staff training and restore tests.

Systems administrator

04.2012 - 01.2020

Retail chain, Bialystok

  • Administering servers and the network in 40 stores.
  • User and hardware support.
  • Rolling out point-of-sale systems.

Education

Master's degree, computer science

2006 - 2011

Bialystok University of Technology

Skills

  • Managing an IT department
  • Infrastructure and cloud
  • ERP systems
  • Cybersecurity and backups
  • IT budget and suppliers
  • Managing implementation projects

Certificates

  • ITIL 4 Foundation, 2021
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator certificate, 2022
  • PRINCE2 Foundation, 2019

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence and travel to the plants

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an IT manager CV

Professional summary

Write which IT department you head, at which company, how many users you have and how large your team is. Add your largest rollouts and a metric, for example system availability. The board is looking for someone who keeps the company running, looks after security and spends the budget sensibly.

Systems administrator with 7 years of experience at a service company. I manage servers, the network and backups and lead a 2-person support team. I am looking for work as an IT manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of users and locations, the team, budget, systems, security and projects. Show results in numbers. Add your work with the board and suppliers.

Weaker: Heading the department.

Better: Heading a team of 8: administrators, user support and ERP analysts.

Weaker: Rollouts.

Better: Rolling out a new ERP system in 3 plants in 14 months.

Weaker: Infrastructure.

Better: Migrating servers to the cloud, key systems available 99.8% of the time.

Skills worth listing

List department management, infrastructure, systems, security, budget and projects. In your soft skills show leadership, explaining technical matters to the board and decisiveness.

Professional skills

  • IT department
  • Infrastructure
  • Cloud
  • ERP
  • Cybersecurity
  • IT budget

Personal skills

  • Leadership
  • Explaining technical matters
  • Decisiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Planning

Certificates

List IT service management certificates, for example ITIL, cloud and project management certificates. Give the year for technical certificates, because they often need renewing.

How to become an IT manager

People most often move up from administrator or support team leader. On your CV show the projects you already run and the people you coordinate.

Add experience with budgets and suppliers, even if it is small. It is an important part of a manager's work.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A manufacturer looks for production systems and ERP, a retail chain for many locations and sales systems, and a public institution for security regulations and public procurement. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an IT manager CV

Questions and answers

What should an IT manager put on a CV?

The number of users and locations, team, budget, systems, security, rollouts, certificates and languages.

Is an ITIL certificate needed?

Not always, but it helps, because it shows knowledge of IT service management.

Which results are worth giving?

System availability, ticket resolution time, the effects of rollouts and budget savings.

How does an IT manager differ from an administrator?

An administrator maintains systems, while a manager is responsible for the whole department, budget, people and projects.

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