Head of DevOps & IT — Cloud Transformation Leader

Burns Sheehan Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Sheehan Ltd is seeking a Head of DevOps & IT to drive a greenfield cloud transformation, migrate on-premise infrastructure to the cloud, and unify DevOps with IT under a single leadership. The role reports to the CTO and sits at a C-suite level minus one, guiding cultural and technical change while modernising across the technology estate.

You will champion AI tooling, oversee security posture with ISO certification, and partner with senior leadership to shape the technology strategy and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading both DevOps and IT functions, ideally rising through DevOps or infrastructure engineering.
• Track record of cloud migration and infrastructure modernisation from on-premise to cloud.
• Strong Azure experience; AWS knowledge valued.
• Hands-on leadership with Kubernetes, Terraform and Docker at a senior level.
• Experience managing hybrid Windows and Linux environments.
• Security awareness across ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the cloud migration strategy, moving pipelines and infrastructure from on-premise to Azure (with potential AWS evaluation).
• Lead the modernisation of legacy IT estate, including Active Directory, MFA, VPN rationalisation and Microsoft 365 optimisation.
• Unify and lead the combined DevOps and IT function, enabling modern practices and faster deployments.
• Drive continuous delivery for new product releases, enabling more frequent deployments.
• Own the security posture and ensure ISO certification compliance and Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Champion AI adoption across engineering and IT to embed modern tooling and automation.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud strategy

AI adoption

Security mindset

Modernisation drive

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Job description

Burns Sheehan Ltd is seeking a Head of DevOps & IT to drive a greenfield cloud transformation, migrate on-premise infrastructure to the cloud, and unify DevOps with IT under a single leadership. The role reports to the CTO and sits at a C-suite level minus one, guiding cultural and technical change while modernising across the technology estate.

You will champion AI tooling, oversee security posture with ISO certification, and partner with senior leadership to shape the technology strategy and