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About us

The team that speaks your language.

We started Your IT Managers because we believed Australian businesses deserved an IT partner that treats compliance as a strategic advantage — not an afterthought. We still believe that.

Josh McCarthy, founder and managing director of Your IT Managers
Josh McCarthy
Founder & Managing Director
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Founder story

Why I started Your IT Managers

I'd spent years working in IT for Australian businesses that were losing contracts not because their technology was bad — but because they couldn't demonstrate that their security posture was up to standard. Tender after tender, vendor questionnaire after vendor questionnaire, the same story.

The frustrating part was that most of them were being served by IT providers who couldn't help them — because most MSPs have never implemented an ISMS, never run an Essential 8 assessment, and wouldn't know where to start with a compliance gap analysis.

Your IT Managers was built to fix that. We're a compliance-first MSP — which means we approach every engagement, every configuration decision, and every piece of advice through the lens of: “does this help our client stay secure, stay compliant, and win business?”

— Josh McCarthy, Founder

“Stop competing on price. Start competing on expertise.” That's what we tell every client who comes to us feeling commoditised. The expertise is there — it just needs to be positioned correctly.
Our values

How we work

Four principles that guide every client engagement, every support ticket, and every compliance project we take on.

Expertise, not just access

We don't resell commodity IT. We bring genuine specialist capability — ISO 27001, Essential 8, Teams Rooms — that most MSPs cannot match.

People first

Technology serves people. Every decision we make — from helpdesk protocols to infrastructure design — starts with 'how does this affect the humans using it?'

No surprises

Fixed-scope projects. Transparent pricing. Plain-English reporting. We tell you what we're going to do, what it will cost, and we deliver on that promise.

Australia first

We're here. Not offshore, not interstate. We operate across Australia — on-site where needed, remote when it suits — always invested in the success of Australian businesses.

Credentials & certifications

The expertise behind the claims

We don't make compliance claims we can't back up. Here are the credentials our team holds.

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

IRCA-certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditors on staff — meaning we don't just implement your ISMS, we understand exactly what the certification auditors look for.

Essential 8 Assessors

Qualified to assess and implement all 8 ACSC mitigation strategies across Maturity Levels 0 to 3, aligned with the current Essential Eight Assessment Process Guide.

Microsoft Partner

Microsoft Solutions Partner with expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure, and Teams Rooms — including Teams Rooms Pro device management and certification.

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Who we work best with

We're not the right fit for everyone — and that's fine

✓ We're a great fit if…

  • You're an Australian business with 5–200 employees
  • You need or will need ISO 27001 or Essential 8 compliance
  • You want one accountable partner, not a patchwork of vendors
  • You value expertise over the cheapest quote
  • You're in government supply chains, healthcare, finance, legal, or SaaS

✗ We're probably not the right fit if…

  • Price is your only selection criterion
  • You have fewer than 5 users (we can recommend other options)
  • You're outside Australia
  • You want ad-hoc break-fix without an ongoing partnership
Get in touch

Think we might be a good fit?

Book a no-obligation 30-minute call with Josh. No sales pitch — just an honest conversation about your IT challenges and whether we're the right team to help.