Lead SRE / Platform Engineer

LinuxRecruit; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing Cybersecurity firm is seeking a Lead SRE & Platform Engineer to drive platform reliability and performance. In this role, you will own the development roadmap and build a capable team, overseeing the transition from legacy systems to a modern Kubernetes environment on AWS. This position offers the potential to grow into a Head of role as the function matures. If you thrive in a fast-paced engineering-driven environment and are passionate about operational excellence, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading SRE or platform engineering functions.
• Strong background in Kubernetes and AWS environments.
• Proven track record of improving operational practices.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of reliability, performance, and platform direction.
• Set the roadmap and shape platform evolution.
• Lead transitions from legacy systems to modern architectures.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Automation

Operational excellence

Job description

Head of / Lead SRE & Platform Engineer (Remote, anywhere in the UK)

This is a fast-growing Cybersecurity, SaaS company that is rebuilding its platform for scale and reliability.

They power identity and network access for organisations around the world and are now investing heavily in modernising their infrastructure.

They're Profitable, engineering led and moving fast.

We are growing the entire engineering function and right now the focus is for a Lead SRE & Platform Engineer to take ownership of reliability, performance and platform direction. You will set the roadmap, shape how the platform evolves and build the team around you.

There is a clear path for this to grow into a Head of role as the function matures.

You will be hands on. You will influence architecture, raise the bar on operational excellence and lead a major shift from a legacy setup into a modern Kubernetes environment. Everything runs in AWS and there is a big focus on automation, observability and running things properly at scale.