Global Head of SRE

McGregor Boyall Associates

  • South Yorkshire
  • £140,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 28 days ago
Global Head of SRE, Platform, Cloud, Recovery Lead, Strategy, Technical Leadership, RoadmapA leading provider of Financial Services is seeking a global head of SRE who can help shape, navigate and implement the strategy for this key business area.The role:We are seeking a senior technology leader to take on the dual role of Senior Recovery Lead and Global Head of SRE.This individual will lead a global team of technical experts who act as technical escalation partners during major incidents-helping reduce time to recover (TTR) through deep technical engagement, coordination, and engineering-driven solutions.Skills required:Proven background in Technology, with proven experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure, DevOps, or Technical Operations.
Demonstrated experience leading global technical teams in complex, high-scale environments.
Deep expertise in incident recovery, automation, systems design, and platform reliability.
Strong working knowledge of problem management, root cause analysis frameworks, and resilience engineering principles.
Experience designing and running resilience exercises, chaos engineering, or incident scenario testing at scale.
Comfortable operating in regulated environments and partnering with Risk and Compliance functions.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to lead through influence at senior levels.
Core Competencies
Technical Depth - Ability to dive deep across infrastructure, applications, and cloud-native architectures.
Recovery Leadership - Skilled in coordinating technical resources under pressure to resolve incidents rapidly.
Reliability Thinking - Strategic mindset focused on system robustness, automation, and prevention.
Change Agent - Drives cultural and engineering change to improve stability and accountability.
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Adept at aligning goals and actions across engineering, operations, and risk domainsGlobal Head of SRE, Platform, Cloud, Recovery Lead, Strategy, Technical Leadership, RoadmapMcGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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