Head of Platforms & Infrastructure, £120k benefits

Interquest; Lancashire; Remote; GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK software company is looking for an experienced tech leader to oversee their platform engineering team. In this strategic role, you'll lead a team of 12 engineers and focus on enhancing the IT infrastructure by leveraging AWS technologies and promoting a culture of teamwork. The salary for this position is up to £120K, alongside additional company benefits and the ability to work remotely from anywhere in the UK.

Benefits

Bonus

Pension

Remote working from anywhere in the UK

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Expertise in AWS services and DevOps practices.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 12 platform engineers responsible for IT infrastructure.
• Drive the merging of AWS accounts and data center migration.
• Define the vision, goals, and standards for the DevOps capabilities.

Skills

Team Leadership

AWS Technologies

DevOps

Relationship Building

Communication

Job description

Great opportunity for an experienced tech leader to join a UK software company that's building out their platform engineering capability.

This is a strategic leadership role, you'd report directly to the CTO and would lead a team of 12 platform engineers responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the infrastructure and common platforms used by a wider department of around 160 technologists.

The platform team is currently on a journey from many smaller disparate teams, towards one larger team with shared responsibility for the entire business, so you'll be responsible for driving a culture of teamworking and accountability through open communication and strong relationship-building.

You'll also be responsible for defining the vision, goals, and roadmap for the team, enabling them to leverage AWS technologies, streamline application development, and enhance the overall efficiency and agility of their IT infrastructure.

Your priorities will include:

• Merging multiple AWS accounts into one
• Final data centre migration onto AWS
• Define and roll out standards across DevOps capabilities

In return they're offering a salary of up to £120k plus company benefits including bonus, pension, and remote first working from anywhere in the UK.

If you're interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I will contact you ASAP.

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.