Senior Director Technology - Cloud Engineering
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£86,000
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1137 (75% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £86,000, and TRAVELPORT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LTD. is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) or SOC 2132 (IT managers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1137 Information technology directors Most likely code | £60,200 | £68,800 | £77,400 | £86,000 |
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Also possible | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
2132 IT managers Also possible | £38,500 | £44,000 | £49,500 | £55,000 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
SENIOR DIRECTOR- CLOUD ENGINEERING | HYBRID | LANGLEY, UK OR US
Travel obsessed? Big tech fan? Hey, you’re in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round, then look no further.
Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings- plane, car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday, infamous long-awaited bucket list trip or that overdue school reunion. While we can’t solve mosquito bites or lost luggage, we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel, and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.
We’re hiring right now for a Senior Director, Cloud Engineering! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.
How you’ll make an impact:
We’re hiring a Senior Director, Cloud Engineering to lead the cloud engineering capability behind Travelport’s next-generation platform. This role needs someone who has built and operated serious AWS environments, understands large-scale systems, and can create the platform conditions for frontier AI products to work in production.
You’ll lead the team that defines the engineering approach for AWS, builds our production AWS platform, and onboards development teams and products to this platform. You’ll be responsible for driving the move to infrastructure as code, account management, automated pipelines, observability, resilience, operating coverage and cost control.
You’ll also help define how the platform supports AI, data engineering and high-scale product demand, including where AWS Bedrock and other AI services can be used responsibly in production.
The role is about making the platform stronger, simpler and ready for what comes next while managing the pipeline of new products that are moving to or being created in AWS.
Your role in action
- Lead the cloud engineering strategy for the Travelport platform, with a focus on AWS, automation, resilience, security and cost.
Could this be you?
- You’ve led cloud engineering, platform engineering or infrastructure engineering teams running high-scale production systems on AWS.
- You have strong practical knowledge of distributed systems, infrastructure as code, automated deployment pipelines, cloud security, observability and operational reliability.
- You have managed cloud cost, budget and capacity at scale.
- You understand the engineering choices that drive AWS spend.
- You have enough exposure to AI/ML platform needs, data engineering and cloud data platforms to guide real architecture decisions.
- AWS Bedrock or production GenAI experience would be valuable
- You can operate at senior leadership level while staying close enough to the technology to challenge decisions properly.
- You know how to build strong engineering teams, create clear standards and improve delivery without adding unnecessary process.
Discover why our teams love working here:
Where do we start! Our benefits package includes:
We offer a package that includes 25 days annual leave per annum, hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance and personal travel insurance.
Search for #lifeattravelport & for our employee stories on LinkedIn!
Your journey at Travelport starts here- apply now!
We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with TRAVELPORT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LTD., so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Information technology directors (SOC 1137) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~63k in sample- Middle half £71,656–119,860
- Median £93,236
- Going rate £86,000
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £60,200–77,400
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. TRAVELPORT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LTD. holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1137 going rate of £86,000. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.