Global Head of Digital Platforms & Observatory Compute

SKA Observatory; Manchester; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Public holidays

Generous pension

Visa and relocation support

Social events

Family-friendly environment

Job summary

SKA Observatory is seeking a Head of Digital, Software and Computing Operations to provide strategic and operational leadership for computing, software, data platforms and digital services across a global observatory.

The role leads a multinational team of about 130 staff, guiding architecture governance, cyber security and platform engineering while enabling science enablement and observatory operations across Australia, South Africa and the UK.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in complex software/compute infrastructure.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams in multinational settings.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, cyber risk and technology lifecycle management.
• Ability to set strategy, priorities and roadmaps and trade-offs between delivery, reliability, security.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy, operating model and roadmap for computing, software, data platforms and digital operations across SKAO.
• Lead transition from construction to sustainable operational services.
• Establish architecture governance, standards and design authority for the function.
• Ensure telescope software, platforms and infrastructure are reliable and secure for operations.
• Lead platform engineering, DevSecOps, release governance and observability.
• Oversee service-management including incident, change, continuity and disaster recovery.

Skills

Executive leadership

Software engineering

Cyber security

Architecture governance

Strategic planning

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

SKA Observatory is seeking a Head of Digital, Software and Computing Operations to provide strategic and operational leadership for computing, software, data platforms and digital services across a global observatory.

The role leads a multinational team of about 130 staff, guiding architecture governance, cyber security and platform engineering while enabling science enablement and observatory operations across Australia, South Africa and the UK.