Head of Platform Security & Reliability

"EA Technology Ltd."; Chester; Hybrid; 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

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.