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# Head of Cyber, Platforms & IT

- **Company:** Ea Technology
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Software System Penetration Testing, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Vulnerability Management, Web Platforms, System Availability
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6d951b8aca442d60

## About the Role

Do you have experience in SaaS?, * 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

Desirable:

 * 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

## Description

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


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