Head of Infrastructure
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Head of Infrastructure
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: Up to £85,000 + Share Options Incentive Scheme
Morson Edge have partnered with a Global Software Technology organisation in their search for a Head of Infrastructure to lead their SRE and Infrastructure capability within a modern, AWS-based environment.
This role suits a senior engineering leader who enjoys staying close to the technology, while also shaping direction, standards, and long-term reliability strategy. You won’t be expected to live in the weeds every day — but you will be comfortable engaging at a technical level when it matters.
Based in Manchester, you’ll work closely with engineering, product, and security leadership to ensure our platform remains resilient, scalable, and ready for growth.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for both the day-to-day reliability of the platform and the evolution of our SRE and infrastructure practices over time.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the SRE and Infrastructure function, setting direction and priorities
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience in a senior SRE, Infrastructure, or Platform leadership role
- Strong, practical experience operating production systems in AWS
- Solid Linux systems and networking expertise (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing)
- Background designing or supporting highly available, distributed systems
- Good understanding of SRE principles and how to apply them pragmatically
- Experience with automation and infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
Nice to Have
- Container and orchestration experience (Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)
- Experience scaling platforms, teams, or operational maturity
- Exposure to security, compliance, or regulated environments
Why Join Them?
- Salary up to £85,000 plus a share options incentive scheme
- A leadership role with a healthy balance of strategy and technical influence
- Modern AWS and Linux-based platform
- Engineering-led culture that values reliability and thoughtful decision-making
- Manchester-based role with flexible/hybrid working