Head of SRE (DevOps-Led Cloud Transformation)£85000 - £92500 per annum + Bonus + Shares | St. Albans, England | Permanent

Up to £92,500 + Bonus + Shares

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.

The OpportunityReporting 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 teams

Appreciation 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 leadership position with real ownership

Major cloud transformation programme underway

Opportunity to define reliability and DevOps standards at group level

PE‑backed business with international footprint and strong growth trajectory

Direct influence at Engineering Leadership level

(Please note the employer is unable to offer sponsorship for this position)

RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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