Head of Cloud Operations and Engineering

We're looking for a senior technology leader to define and drive the strategic direction of Bauer's cloud platforms. This role is accountable for how our cloud environments are designed, operated, secured and governed, ensuring they remain resilient, trusted and available 24/7. You'll create clarity where ownership has been fragmented, strengthen our operational discipline, lead during major incidents, and embed security and resilience as continuous, non-negotiable standards. You will also be a visible senior leader who can communicate confidently with executives, auditors and regulators. This is a chance to set the benchmark for how cloud engineering and operations should operate across a modern, multi-market media organisation., * Set a clear vision and operating model for Cloud Engineering & Operations.

• Define and enforce standards for reliability, security and operational readiness.
• Build and align a unified Cloud Engineering & Ops function across technical teams.
• Provide senior technical leadership and decision-making in complex environments.
• Own 24×7 operational readiness, including on-call structures and escalation models.
• Lead major cloud incidents with clear, timely communication to executive stakeholders.
• Deliver measurable operational outcomes (availability, MTTR, change success, security posture).
• Drive post-incident actions and embed a continuous improvement culture.
• Embed secure-by-default patterns across platforms, pipelines and landing zones.
• Own least-privilege access, secrets management, vulnerability management and compliance.
• Ensure the security posture is observable, measurable and defensible.
• Lead cloud platform contributions to Digital Operational Resilience, including DORA obligations.
• Oversee cloud resilience design, ICT risk controls and regulatory-ready evidence.
• Ensure cloud platform data is accurate, auditable and available for review.
• Partner closely with Digital, Broadcast Tech, Security, Risk, Audit and Technical Operations teams.
• Ensure effective SLOs and SLAs that align directly with business needs.

Do you have experience in Terraform?, * Proven experience in Cloud Engineering and Cloud Operations

• Strong cloud expertise (AWS preferred).
• Proven experience running 24×7 operations, on-call models and major incident leadership.
• Solid understanding of cloud security fundamentals and operational risk.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform), CI/CD and modern cloud engineering.
• Ability to lead, develop and unify high-performing engineering teams (10-20 team members)
• Strong communication skills, comfortable engaging with executives and regulators.

Desirable

• Experience supporting DORA or similar operational resilience frameworks.
• Background in multi-market or regulated environments.
• Experience improving or consolidating cloud or platform teams.

Bauer Media Audio reaches millions of listeners across live radio, streaming, digital products and on-demand audio. Our cloud platforms are central to how we create, distribute and monetise audio across the UK and international markets. Cloud engineers today sit across Digital, Broadcast Technology and Central Support Services. This role brings those groups together into a single, unified Cloud Engineering & Operations function - one team responsible for reliability, security, operational excellence and the technical foundations that power Bauer's audio ecosystem., We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe's largest Publishers. From women's and celebrities' magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France - both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people's everyday lives. What's in it for you * You'll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use. * Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider - Bauer Academy, is a huge win. * We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay. * You'll have the opportunity for flexible working. * And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here