Platform & Infra Lead — Scale, Reliability & Security

Xelix; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-paced tech scale-up in Greater London is seeking a Head of Infrastructure to lead the reliability and scalability of their SaaS platform. The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in infrastructure roles and strong skills in AWS and incident management. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and numerous benefits, including annual leave, medical coverage, and a personal learning budget. Join a team committed to growth and excellence.

Benefits

Competitive salary

27 days of annual leave

Hybrid working

On-site gym

Employee discounts

Private medical & dental coverage

Enhanced parental leave pay

Personal learning budget

Carbon-neutral initiatives

Annual team retreat

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure, platform, or SRE roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with the AWS cloud platform.
• Strong background in reliability, observability, and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Own the long-term platform and infrastructure strategy.
• Design and evolve cloud architecture for performance.
• Lead incident response and post-incident reviews.

Skills

AWS

Leadership

Reliability management

Incident management

DevOps practices

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Sentry

GitHub

Python

React

Job description

A fast-paced tech scale-up in Greater London is seeking a Head of Infrastructure to lead the reliability and scalability of their SaaS platform. The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in infrastructure roles and strong skills in AWS and incident management. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and numerous benefits, including annual leave, medical coverage, and a personal learning budget. Join a team committed to growth and excellence.