Infrastructure Lead and DevOps

SUMMARY:
A leading technology-driven organisation is seeking an experienced DevOps & Infrastructure Lead to drive the transformation of its traditional infrastructure and support function into a modern, DevOps-oriented capability. This is a strategic leadership role combining operational accountability with technical direction to ensure the stability, scalability, and modernisation of critical platforms and systems.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from traditional infrastructure to a DevOps-driven operating model
• Establish and embed Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices across all environments
• Implement observability, monitoring, and reliability frameworks
• Drive automation and AI-enabled efficiencies to reduce manual workload
• Maintain system stability, uptime, and compliance throughout the transformation

• Design, automate, and manage cloud and on-premise hosting environments
• Implement and maintain IaC using tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Establish comprehensive monitoring across servers, databases, and services
• Analyse operational trends and automate resolutions to recurring issues
• Maintain high availability targets (99.7%+ uptime)

• Collaborate with development teams to support containerisation, CI/CD, and release automation
• Champion developer enablement through improved internal tooling and workflows
• Ensure environment consistency, security, and scalability through shared standards

• Enforce ISO 27001:2022 technical controls and secure configurations
• Align with information security, risk, and disaster recovery practices
• Manage change governance through CAB processes and post-implementation reviews
• Support audit readiness and regulatory compliance efforts

• Oversee AWS and on-premise infrastructure including EC2, VPC, Fargate, SQS, RDS and related services
• Manage Linux environments, NGINX, PHP runtimes, MySQL and MongoDB
• Maintain domains, DNS, and Microsoft 365 environments
• Ensure effective backup, recovery, and capacity planning

• Maintain high-quality infrastructure documentation (diagrams, SOPs, architecture artefacts)
• Build and mentor a high-performing systems administration team
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
• Represent infrastructure within internal operational forums

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in infrastructure or systems administration
• At least 3 years’ leadership or team management experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with AWS and DevOps practices
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Knowledge of ISO 27001:2022 implementation and compliance (advantageous)
• Experience with CAB, patch cycles, and disaster recovery frameworks
• Strong automation and scripting experience

Qualifications (Advantageous)

• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• CompTIA Linux+
• ITIL or ISO 27001 certifications
• Formal IT qualification (or equivalent experience)