Method Resourcing have partnered with a rapidly scaling, PE-backed international technology business operating in highly critical, high-availability sectors.

Following significant growth and multiple acquisitions, the business is entering a major modernisation phase - including the migration of four data centres into Microsoft Azure and the evolution of its DevOps and reliability operating model.

This is a newly created Head of SRE role with a strong DevOps focus.

Head of SRE (DevOps-Led Cloud Transformation)

£85000 - £92500 per annum + Bonus + Shares | St. Albans, England | Permanent

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will lead a team of 6 (3 DevOps, 3 QA) and take ownership of platform reliability, cloud infrastructure strategy, and automation maturity across the organisation.

Key Areas Of Focus Include
- Leading large-scale migration from on-premise data centres to Azure
- Elevating Infrastructure-as-Code standards and governance
- Strengthening CI/CD pipelines and reducing manual deployment overhead
- Ensuring platforms are scalable, resilient,



and ready for mass usage
- Embedding observability and proactive reliability practices
- Integrating QA effectively into the DevOps lifecycle

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic direction and technical depth.

What We're Looking For
- Strong Azure cloud engineering background
- Experience leading DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering functions
- Proven track record in infrastructure modernisation and automation
- Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
- Experience supporting high-availability production systems
- Ability to manage and develop engineering teamsAppreciation of modern QA automation and non-functional testing practices

You do not need to be a career QA specialist - but you should understand how quality, automation, and reliability intersect within modern engineering environments.

Why Consider This Role?
- Newly created

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