Head of Network and Infrastructure

SRT Marine Systems plc; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading maritime technology company based in the UK is seeking a seasoned professional to lead a team of Network, Infrastructure, and DevOps Engineers. The successful candidate will oversee the design and implementation of sophisticated systems while ensuring operational reliability for mission-critical products. The role demands extensive experience in IT, including leadership experience, alongside technical expertise in network engineering and infrastructure solutions. This position offers flexible hybrid working, competitive salary, and benefits package including pension contributions and private health care.

Benefits

Matched pension contributions up to 5%

25 days annual leave (rising to 28 with service)

Private health care

Flexible working opportunities

Development and training programmes

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years in IT and 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience in designing secure and resilient distributed IP networks.
• Proven capability in building IT infrastructure solutions including virtualisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Network & Infrastructure team towards performance management.
• Develop strategic roadmaps for network and infrastructure evolution.
• Ensure all internal systems are functional and meet business needs.

Skills

Leadership

Network engineering design

Agile project management

Collaborative teamwork

Technical documentation

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Virtualisation technologies

Container orchestration tools

Multi-vendor operating systems

Job description

You will lead a team of Network, Infrastructure, and DevOps Engineers responsible for designing and implementing sophisticated on-premise systems deployed directly into customer environments. The role includes ownership of high- and low-level architecture, requirements clarification, and the evolution of both customer-facing systems and internal development, testing, and staging environments. What You'll Be Doing

• Provide leadership, direction, and performance management for the Network & Infrastructure team.
• Produce high-quality, detailed high-level system designs, considering field conditions, civil works, and existing technologies.
• Define and refine technical requirements in collaboration with Sales and Project Management.
• Develop the strategic roadmap for network and infrastructure evolution, ensuring system reliability and resilience for mission-critical products.
• Oversee the strategy and operation of internal development and testing environments to ensure reliability, flexibility, and appropriate capacity.
• Ensure all internal environments remain fully functional and meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive technical expertise with at least 15 years in IT and 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience designing and implementing secure, resilient distributed IP networks.
• Proven capability in building IT infrastructure solutions, including virtualisation and containerisation.
• Ability to lead technical teams and produce high-quality documentation and architectural diagrams.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings and presentations.

Technical Competencies

• Network Engineering
  • WAN, LAN, mobile networks
  • Multi-vendor operating systems
  • Network design through to switch-level configuration
• Compute & Systems
  • Server and compute architecture
  • OS implementation and low-level administration
  • Storage engineering, including provisioning, clustering, and replication
• Virtualisation & Containerisation
  • Multi-vendor hypervisors and virtual networkingEngineering virtualised operating systems
  • Container architecture, orchestration, networking, and automated deployment
• Additional Disciplines
  • Voice over IP
  • Microsoft enterprise architecture (e.g., AD, policies)
  • Video wall design
  • VDI design, including thin-client infrastructure

Company Overview

SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) are a market leader in its domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are respected, established and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base. The company has a global impact in the marine domain by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance, security, safety and environment protection and sustainability. Our customers are worldwide and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners. SRT is an exciting company where high quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and are constantly seeking to innovate to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work where talented hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine world.

Ambition

Aspiring to lead in maritime domain management.

Innovation

Driving improvement through creativity and forward-thinking.

Quality

Committing to high standards in performance and reliability.

Responsibility

Being individually accountable and team-driven.

Team

Collaborating openly with colleagues, partners, and customers.

Why Join Us?

• Work on mission-critical maritime surveillance systems used worldwide.
• Be part of an ambitious, innovative, and supportive team.
• Make a direct impact on global maritime safety and sustainability.
• Enjoy flexible hybrid working.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including:
  • Matched pension contributions up to 5%
  • 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 with service)
  • Private health care
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Development and training programmes