Head of Cyber, Platforms & IT
15 days ago
Chester
This role is hybrid, UK-based. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the security, resilience and operational integrity of EA Technology’s cloud platforms and live software applications. You will play a critical role in ensuring our SaaS platforms operate securely, reliably and at scale, supporting high availability in safety-critical environments. • Own end-to-end platform resilience, ensuring SaaS systems and cloud services meet availability, performance and recovery objectives, • Define and enforce secure‑by‑design principles, including cybersecurity standards, cloud architecture guardrails and operational controls, • Lead DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) maturity, embedding monitoring, observability, automated testing and structured incident response, • Drive adoption of automation and AI‑enabled tooling to improve anomaly detection, incident management, vulnerability management and operational efficiency, • Provide technical oversight of production operations, ensuring alignment between platform standards and operational support teams, • Lead cybersecurity governance, including audits, penetration testing, vulnerability management and risk frameworks, • Support integration of acquired platforms, ensuring alignment with EA Technology’s security and reliability standards, • Establish and maintain platform standards that balance delivery speed with system integrity and resilience, • Significant experience leading platform engineering, cybersecurity or reliability teams in complex SaaS environments, • Deep expertise in cloud‑native architecture (Azure, AWS or equivalent), • Strong understanding of DevOps, SRE principles and SaaS production operations, • Experience implementing secure‑by‑design frameworks and managing cybersecurity governance, • Experience owning uptime, reliability and systemic operational performance, • Strong leadership skills, with the ability to work across Engineering, Product and Operations, • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical risk and trade‑offs clearly, • Ability to lead calmly and effectively during high‑pressure incidents, • Experience in utilities, energy or critical infrastructure sectors, • Experience integrating acquired digital platforms, • Familiarity with hybrid IT/OT security models, • Experience with FinOps and cloud cost optimisation practices, • Experience applying AI‑assisted tooling in operational or security environments, • Competitive salary + company performance bonus, • Career development opportunities: We offer genuine pathways for growth within our company, • Work‑life balance: With flexible working options, we support our employees in balancing their professional and personal lives, • Holidays: 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, • Pension contributions of 8% from the employer (or cash equivalent), • Comprehensive benefits, including Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, and Critical Illness cover (or cash equivalents), • Private Medical Insurance (single cover or cash equivalent), • A truly collaborative and supportive work environment where amazing colleagues inspire each other every day! #J-18808-Ljbffr