Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Thales leading global infrastructure teams across SRE, NRE, and Engineering. Shaping infrastructure strategy and driving reliability engineering for mission-critical services.
Responsibilities
Shape the infrastructure strategy across systems, networks and cloud platforms.
Lead senior managers and globally distributed engineering teams , fostering a collaborative and high‑performance culture.
Drive reliability engineering , including SLI/SLO frameworks, incident response excellence and automation to reduce operational toil.
Oversee global network architecture , including routing, firewalls, security design and modernisation initiatives.
Champion automation-first engineering , platform tooling and observability improvements.
Collaborate with Security, Product and Cloud Operations to ensure regulatory compliance, secure-by-design practices and strong cross-functional alignment.
Provide senior visibility into performance, capacity, reliability posture and risks.
Requirements
Strong leadership experience in infrastructure, network, or platform engineering.
Background in large-scale, global engineering environments.
Technical credibility across systems, networking and cloud.
Experience implementing SRE and reliability frameworks.
Ability to mentor and develop leaders and engineers.
Strong communication skills, able to influence at executive level.
Knowledge of network and IT architecture, including TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, Linux systems (Debian/RedHat), VMWare/KVM, Cisco/Juniper environments.
Ability to work both strategically and hands-on when required.
Benefits
Strategic global impact —shaping the future infrastructure of a leading cybersecurity and digital identity provider.
Leadership scope across multiple engineering domains with influence at executive level.
Opportunity to modernise and transform large-scale global platforms.
Career growth across the wider Thales Group , including international mobility, technical expert paths or senior leadership pathways.
Continuous development opportunities , exposure to cutting-edge technologies and high‑complexity engineering challenges.
Chance to work with world-class engineers , diverse global teams and major international customers.
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