Head of Infrastructure - AI Scale-Up

Head of Infrastructure (Platform / DevOps / Cloud) | London | Up to [comp] + Equity A multi-billion dollar deep-tech start-up is hiring an infrastructure leader from a top HFT firm, AI lab or Big Tech engineering team to build its infrastructure function from the ground up. - Multi-billion dollar valuation, backed by leading investors - One of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe - Highly technical engineering teams working on hard, compute-heavy problems - Infrastructure team still taking shape, so you set the direction The technical bar is very high. They’re specifically targeting infrastructure leaders from top quant trading firms, AI labs and Big Tech, so this role is best suited to people from those backgrounds. This is a leadership role owning the platform the whole engineering organisation relies on. You’ll define the strategy, grow the team and make infrastructure fast, secure and dependable as the company scales. What you’ll be working on: - Leading and developing an infrastructure team across more than one site - Owning hybrid cloud and on-prem compute, storage, networking and CI/CD - Setting standards for automation, observability and support - Embedding strong security and cost discipline without slowing engineers down - Partnering with senior engineering leaders and external providers What they’re looking for: - Infrastructure leadership experience at a top HFT or quant trading firm, a leading AI lab or Big Tech - A track record of managing and scaling infrastructure, platform or DevOps teams - Deep technical grounding across cloud and on-prem, with the credibility to lead architecture decisions - Ownership of build systems and CI/CD at scale - Ideally, time at a scale-up during rapid growth What’s on offer: - Meaningful equity in a multi-billion dollar company - Genuine ownership of strategy and team - Pension and wider benefits Apply directly or email david@durlstonpartners.com for a confidential chat.