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Head of Cloud Engineering

1 day, 20 hours ago
United Kingdom
Contract
Executive
Cloud Engineer
DevOps and Infrastructure
CI/CD Cisco CRM Kubernetes Linux Network Security Salesforce Ubuntu
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DC Thomson

DC Thomson

DC Thomson is a prominent media organization in the UK that specializes in publishing newspapers and magazines.

Media
1K-5K
Founded 1905
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Description

  • Own the architecture, engineering, and lifecycle of Brightsolid’s cloud platforms and services.
  • Lead Cloud Engineering and Network teams to deliver scalable, secure, high-quality infrastructure.
  • Drive engineering excellence through automation, standardisation, and modern operating models.
  • Maintain accountability for multi-tenant cloud platforms used by internal teams and customers.
  • Lead the transition from legacy environments to open-source platforms including Ubuntu, OpenStack, and Kubernetes.
  • Ensure platforms meet SLAs, resilience, compliance, and security requirements.
  • Lead network engineering and datacentre strategy across Brightsolid facilities.
  • Own disaster recovery, capacity planning, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
  • Own the strategy, architecture, and operation of engineering and business-critical tooling across the group.
  • Partner with Product, Operations, Security, Commercial, Sales, and Customer Success teams on delivery, customer solutions, and revenue outcomes.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams, including people leadership, performance management, team structure, and succession planning.
  • Strong experience building a culture of automation, accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
  • Experience working in a service provider or managed service environment delivering high-availability services in a 24x7 operational context.
  • Strong understanding of multi-datacentre architecture, service provider internet services, WAN connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and operational support models.
  • Experience owning change management, problem management, SLA reporting, and KPI reporting for engineering operations.
  • Strong understanding of security technologies and the role of security, compliance, and resilience in platform operations.
  • Experience working closely with service operations, security operations, product management, sales, and customers.
  • Eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
  • Experience with OpenStack networking and Linux-based networking technologies (desirable).
  • Experience with modern network security approaches (desirable).
  • Experience working directly with Cisco, Canonical, NVIDIA, or other strategic technology partners or service providers (desirable).
  • Relevant certifications such as CCNP, RHCE, or equivalent (desirable).

Benefits

  • Remote working arrangement.
  • 34 days holiday.
  • Health Cash Plan.
  • Excellent pension.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Staff discounts and additional benefits.
  • Occasional travel to the head office or branch office as required.

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