Head of Technical Operations 2-Month Initial ContractRemote UK ONLYStart ASAP Your new company A fast-growing e-commerce marketplace is undergoing a critical transition - and we're looking for a strategic, delivery-focused leader to take charge of our Technical Operations function. This is a high-impact opportunity to lead transformation across DevOps and DBA teams, ensuring our … maintenance role. We need someone who will challenge the status quo, drive change, and deliver a short-term roadmap that sets the team up for long-term success. Your new role Review current platform, tooling, and team structure - identify gaps and define a short-term delivery plan. Lead and mentor DevOps and DBA teams, instilling best practices and driving … and performance metrics Challenge legacy approaches and implement improvements across tooling, processes, and culture Drive infrastructure enhancements to improve website speed, reliability, and customer experience Conduct full reviews of NewRelic, Rollbar, and Cloudflare usage - ensuring effective observability, alerting, and performance Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure compliance Ensure robust performance of Redis and Couchbase databases More ❯
Reading, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum It Recruitment Limited
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Spectrum IT Recruitment
the platform and tooling Own the architecture, performance, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure Align operations with core e-commerce flows and system performance metrics Drive observability improvements across NewRelic and Rollbar Enhance website performance, eliminate slowdowns, and optimise customer experience Review and optimise configurations for security and speed Maintain high standards of cloud security and ensure … technical and leadership within high growth DevOps environments Deep understanding of high traffic platforms (ideally e-commerce) and customer-first infrastructure Strong technical expertise in: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) NewRelic (APM, Infrastructure, Alerts, Dashboards) Cloudflare (Performance & Security or similar providers) Track record of driving change, challenging legacy systems and improving processes Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills More ❯