VP of DevOps

Vice President of DevOps Location: Remote (UK / Europe) Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time Industry: FinTech About the Company: They are a high-growth, technology-driven fintech organisation that is transforming the way financial services are delivered. Through innovation, cloud-native platforms, data-driven decision-making, and a relentless focus on customer experience, they enable millions of users and businesses to access secure, scalable, and modern financial solutions. As they continue to expand our global technology function, we are seeking an experienced Vice President of DevOps to lead their platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, reliability, and DevOps strategy. The Role: The Vice President of DevOps will be a key member of the senior technology leadership team, responsible for defining and executing the company's DevOps, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, SRE, and Platform Engineering strategy. You will lead globally distributed teams, driving platform scalability, resilience, automation, security, and operational excellence across mission-critical fintech systems. This role requires a strategic leader who can balance innovation with regulatory compliance while enabling engineering teams to deliver software at scale. Key Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy - Define and execute the enterprise-wide DevOps and Platform Engineering roadmap. - Build, mentor, and lead high-performing DevOps, Infrastructure, Cloud, and SRE teams. - Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Data, and Executive Leadership teams. - Drive a culture of automation, continuous improvement, ownership, and operational excellence. - Develop technology strategies aligned with business growth objectives. Cloud & Infrastructure - Own the design, scalability, resilience, and availability of cloud platforms. - Lead multi-region cloud architecture initiatives across AWS, Azure, or GCP. - Ensure infrastructure supports rapid growth, high transaction volumes, and global expansion. - Establish infrastructure standards, governance, and operational best practices. DevOps & Platform Engineering - Build and evolve self-service platform capabilities for engineering teams. - Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies. - Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and software delivery performance. - Implement developer productivity initiatives and engineering enablement programs. Reliability & Operations - Own platform reliability, availability, performance, and disaster recovery strategies. - Lead Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and service management frameworks. - Define and monitor SLAs, SLOs, and operational KPIs. - Drive incident management, post-mortem reviews, and continuous service improvement. Security & Compliance - Work closely with Security leadership to embed DevSecOps practices. - Ensure platforms meet financial services regulatory requirements and security standards. - Support audits and compliance initiatives including ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and operational resilience frameworks. - Promote secure-by-design and automated compliance approaches. Financial & Vendor Management - Manage significant cloud and infrastructure budgets. - Optimise cloud spend through FinOps practices. - Oversee strategic vendor relationships and commercial negotiations. - Deliver measurable improvements in operational efficiency and cost management. Required Experience - 15+ years of experience in Technology Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering. - 7+ years in senior leadership positions, leading large-scale engineering organisations. - Proven experience building and scaling DevOps functions within fast-paced fintech, banking, payments, or regulated technology environments. - Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems. - Strong experience leading global remote teams. - Track record of driving digital transformation and modern engineering practices. Technical Expertise: - AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud - Kubernetes and container orchestration - Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation - CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps - Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Platforms - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) - Observability platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or New Relic - Infrastructure Automation and Configuration Management - Security Automation and DevSecOps - FinOps and cloud cost optimisation - Microservices and event-driven architectures - API platforms and integration technologies Ideal Candidate Profile: You are a strategic technology leader who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen. You have successfully built and scaled cloud and DevOps organisations, understand the unique challenges of highly regulated environments, and can influence stakeholders at both executive and engineering levels. You thrive in fast-growing businesses, enjoy solving complex operational challenges, and are passionate about creating environments where engineering teams can innovate and deliver at speed. What's On Offer: - Fully Remote Working - Executive Leadership Position - Competitive Base Salary - Annual Bonus Scheme - Equity / Long-Term Incentive Plan - Private Medical Insurance - Enhanced Pension Contribution - Flexible Working Environment - Professional Development Budget - 30+ Days Annual Leave - Opportunity to shape the future of a leading fintech platform Title: Vice President of DevOps Location: Remote Employment Type: Permanent Reporting To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Seniority: Executive Leadership Team (VP Level)