Head of DevOps (AWS)

What does Access offer you?  We offer a blended approach to office working, expecting you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices on average three days per week. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you. Our recruitment and onboarding software delivers a seamless, no-nonsense experience that gets candidates in the door faster. Fully compliant and designed to cut through the red tape, it ensures every new employee’s journey starts on the right foot. About you:  We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Global DevOps to lead our DevOps teams across the UK, Vietnam, and Australia. This role is pivotal in building a scalable, cost-efficient, and high-performing global DevOps function to support a diverse range of products. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in a similar leadership role and be adept at driving cultural and technical excellence.  Key Responsibilities:  1. Strategic Leadership  Define and execute the global DevOps strategy aligned with business goals.  Drive the adoption of DevOps best practices across all teams and regions.  Implement a "follow-the-sun" operational model to ensure 24/7 coverage and support for all products. 2. Team Management and Development  Lead and mentor geographically distributed teams in the UK, Vietnam, and Australia. Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture across regions.  Develop clear career paths and training plans for team members. 3. Cost Optimisation  Strategically optimise cloud usage and infrastructure costs across AWS and Azure environments. Partner with finance and engineering teams to balance operational efficiency with financial accountability. 4. Monitoring and Reliability  Oversee the implementation and enhancement of robust monitoring and alerting systems to ensure reliability and uptime of products. Manage incident response processes to minimise downtime and impact on customers. 5. Automated Deployment and Scalability  Drive the automation of deployment pipelines to accelerate release cycles and improve quality.  Ensure infrastructure scalability to support rapid growth and product demands. 6. Prioritisation and Stakeholder Collaboration  Work closely with product, engineering, and operational teams to align priorities with business objectives.  Act as the escalation point for critical DevOps-related issues globally.