Head of Cyber, Platforms & IT

"EA Technology Ltd."; Chester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + company performance bonus

Career development opportunities

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension contributions of 8% from the employer

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

EA Technology Ltd. is seeking a leader to oversee the security, resilience, and operational integrity of its cloud platforms and live software applications. This hybrid role is crucial for ensuring that SaaS platforms operate securely and reliably in safety-critical environments.

Candidates should have significant experience in platform engineering or cybersecurity, with strong leadership and communication skills. The position offers competitive salary, performance bonus, and comprehensive benefits, including 25 days of annual leave.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading platform engineering, cybersecurity or reliability teams in complex SaaS environments.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture such as Azure or AWS.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and SRE principles.

Responsibilities

• Own platform resilience ensuring SaaS systems meet availability and performance objectives.
• Define and enforce secure-by-design principles in cloud architecture.
• Lead DevOps and SRE maturity focusing on monitoring and incident response.

Skills

Platform engineering

Cybersecurity

DevOps

SRE principles

Cloud-native architecture (Azure, AWS)

Incident management

Automated testing

Communication skills

Leadership

Job description

This role is hybrid, UK-based.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the security, resilience and operational integrity of EA Technology’s cloud platforms and live software applications. You will play a critical role in ensuring our SaaS platforms operate securely, reliably and at scale, supporting high availability in safety-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end platform resilience, ensuring SaaS systems and cloud services meet availability, performance and recovery objectives
• Define and enforce secure‑by‑design principles, including cybersecurity standards, cloud architecture guardrails and operational controls
• Lead DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) maturity, embedding monitoring, observability, automated testing and structured incident response
• Drive adoption of automation and AI‑enabled tooling to improve anomaly detection, incident management, vulnerability management and operational efficiency
• Provide technical oversight of production operations, ensuring alignment between platform standards and operational support teams
• Lead cybersecurity governance, including audits, penetration testing, vulnerability management and risk frameworks
• Support integration of acquired platforms, ensuring alignment with EA Technology’s security and reliability standards
• Establish and maintain platform standards that balance delivery speed with system integrity and resilience

What we’ll need from you

• Significant experience leading platform engineering, cybersecurity or reliability teams in complex SaaS environments
• Deep expertise in cloud‑native architecture (Azure, AWS or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of DevOps, SRE principles and SaaS production operations
• Experience implementing secure‑by‑design frameworks and managing cybersecurity governance
• Experience owning uptime, reliability and systemic operational performance
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to work across Engineering, Product and Operations
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical risk and trade‑offs clearly
• Ability to lead calmly and effectively during high‑pressure incidents

Desirable

• Experience in utilities, energy or critical infrastructure sectors
• Experience integrating acquired digital platforms
• Familiarity with hybrid IT/OT security models
• Experience with FinOps and cloud cost optimisation practices
• Experience applying AI‑assisted tooling in operational or security environments

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary + company performance bonus
• Career development opportunities: We offer genuine pathways for growth within our company
• Work‑life balance: With flexible working options, we support our employees in balancing their professional and personal lives
• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Pension contributions of 8% from the employer (or cash equivalent)
• Comprehensive benefits, including Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, and Critical Illness cover (or cash equivalents)
• Private Medical Insurance (single cover or cash equivalent)
• A truly collaborative and supportive work environment where amazing colleagues inspire each other every day!