Head of Cloud and Platform Engineering - United Kingdom
Our IT Practice Area is a key part of our success, and our clients include many large household name companies.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Cloud and Platform Engineering to join our London office.
As Head of Cloud and Platform Engineering, you will lead and build our Cloud and Platform engineering capabilities, overseeing architecture, data, security, SRE, and incident management. We are looking for someone who is a skilled leader with deep experience in cloud infrastructure and modern methodologies, who thinks “cloud-first” and can bring simplicity and efficiency to our platforms.
We need an exceptional people leader who can recruit and develop top talent, fostering growth and adaptability within our teams as we embrace cloud-native systems and DevSecOps methodologies. You will guide our existing teams in learning and adapting to cloud-based approaches while building a team culture that prioritizes excellence and innovation.
As an advocate for building fantastic technical and engineering teams, you will position Barnett Waddingham as a trusted partner for the financial services sector, recognized for driving operational excellence, system resilience, and reliability, enabling innovative solutions, and supporting the continuous development of our engineering teams.
Responsibilities
* Lead, build, and develop a high-performing infrastructure and operational team
* Modernise operations and incident management
* Build and develop an SRE function
* Integrate security into DevOps practices
* Enhance developer experience
* Guide data and architecture teams
We would love to hear from if you have:
* Degree-level education with 5+ years of experience in technical leadership roles.
* Proven track record as a senior engineering manager, director of engineering, or leader in a tech sector growth or scale-up business.
* Comprehensive knowledge of DevOps and DevSecOps methodologies with hands-on experience working in Agile team environments.
* Expertise in modern observability practices and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), including best practices, implementations, and familiarity with observability vendors.
* Deep hands-on cloud experience, with 5+ years working with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
* Experience managing and building teams across operations, site reliability, data, and security functions.
* Technical proficiency in both software development and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with familiarity in engineering best practices associated with software development.
What’s in it for you:
* Competitive discretionary annual bonus
* Generous pension scheme
* Core benefits including private medical cover, life assurance, group income protection, and up to 30 days holiday per year with holiday trading
* A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits to suit you (and your family)
Happy to talk flexible working.
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