VP - Infrastructure Operations

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Description

• As our VP of Infrastructure Operations, you will be part of our Central Technology team, overseeing the strategy, design and management of our (predominantly) cloud infrastructure which centres on AWS and GCP. • This role is critical in the delivery of Production services spanning a range of products and enables the business through driving innovation, scalability and operational excellence across our cloud based services and ensures that the infrastructure supports business growth and security/compliance requirements. • You will lead cross-functional teams, manage vendor relationships and ensure the reliability, performance, availability and efficiency of cloud services in a fast-paced, high growth environment.

Requirements

• Cloud Infrastructure Leadership - Lead the design, implementation and optimisation of the company’s cloud infrastructure, focussing primarily on AWS and GCP to meet current and future business requirements. • Strategy Development - Define and execute a cloud strategy that supports scalability, cost efficiency and business continuity while aligning supporting capabilities (monitoring, alerting, tooling), company objectives and Technology/Product roadmaps. Work with Senior Leadership and key stakeholders to align the infrastructure strategy with the overall business objectives and develop a strategic roadmap ensuring that Infrastructure Operations supports business goals. • Leadership - Lead and mentor teams of DevOps/SRE/Infrastructure Engineers with a focus on continuous professional development and high performance. • Operational Excellence - Gather and document operational requirements centred around contractual compliance, business needs and industry best practice. Utilise these requirements to design appropriate monitoring, alerting and incident response practices. Identify and implement automation candidates to further maximise the efficiency of the teams. Ensure 24/7/365 operational stability and performance of infrastructure, meeting or exceeding business requirements. Oversee capacity planning, change management and performance tuning to optimise performance while ensuring scalability, high availability and preparation for disaster recovery across all infrastructure aspects. • Security and Compliance - Collaborate closely with the security team to ensure that infrastructure adheres to and aligns with required frameworks, policies, procedures and evidence gathering requirements (spanning ISO 27001, ISO 27701, Cyber Essentials, FedRAMP Moderate and DoD IL-4). Oversee the successful operation of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans in collaboration with the Security team and ensure these are regularly tested and continuously improved. • Collaboration - Partner with the Development, Product, Security and Business teams to ensure the business requirements are understood, met and reported on to ensure the smooth delivery of infrastructure services across the organisation. Vendor Management - Manage key vendor relationships with cloud service providers and other 3rd party vendors. Horizon scan for new products and features which can be leveraged to improve the return on infrastructure investment. • Budget Management - Contribute to the development, management and reporting of the infrastructure operations budget, forecasting needs according to business requirements.