Head of SRE

Head of SRE (DevOps-Led Cloud Transformation)

St Albans (Hybrid)

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 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 life cycle
• 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 (eg 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)

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