Remote Senior Director, Engineering- X-Ops Platform

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Blackpool

Lancashire

GB

FY1 2

Work From Home

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Director of Engineering to lead our X-Ops Platform organization. The leader will coordinate with stakeholders to align business priorities and support engineering teams in delivering secure, high-quality software at scale using modern AI technologies. You will set strategy and standards for how we build, run, and improve our platforms and operational tooling across the engineering lifecycle - partnering closely with Product, Security, IT, and Engineering leaders.

You will lead and grow multiple teams and managers, fostering strong engineering practices and a culture of ownership. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Security, IT, and Finance to ensure platform roadmaps and operational priorities support company goals. This role is based in Abingdon UK with remote working and teams also in India and Hungary. Periodic in-person leadership and team collaboration and travel are needed.

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering leaders (directors, managers and senior ICs), building high-performing teams with clear ownership and strong engineering culture
• Partner with product engineering and threat research leaders to improve productivity and delivery throughput across the software and service lifecycle
• Drive cloud efficiency and cost transparency (Fin Ops): budgeting, forecasting, unit economics, and optimisation initiatives in partnership with Finance and Engineering
• Establish platform governance and standards (architecture, security, compliance, data handling, vendor/tooling choices) while enabling appropriate team autonomy
• Measure impact and promote best practices that improve quality, speed, and operational effectiveness while protecting sensitive data
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to executive stakeholders

• Significant engineering leadership experience, including leading leaders and scaling teams in a platform, infrastructure, SRE, Dev Ops, or operations-focused environment
• Strong track record of building reliable, secure platforms and improving developer productivity through pragmatic, outcome-driven investment
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to align across Engineering, Product, Security, IT, and Finance
• Commercial and financial acumen, including experience with cloud cost management, budgeting, and performance metrics
• Commitment to responsible AI adoption setting guardrails, enabling teams, and demonstrating measurable improvements in productivity and quality
• Experience building and operating platforms at scale in a SaaS environment, ideally with multi-region cloud deployment
• Experience with organisational design, operating cadence, and change management in a complex engineering organisation
• Exposure to Fin Ops practices and tooling, including unit cost models and cost allocation/chargeback approaches

• Remote work: Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. Some roles may require a hybrid approach. Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Employee-led networks and initiatives support community building, education, and advocacy. We encourage applicants who contribute to diversity.
• Benefits & Community: Annual charity and fundraising, volunteer days, monthly wellbeing webinars, and training.
• Data Protection: Your personal data will be held for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can request updates or deletion of your data at any time.
• Technology Use: We may use AI tools to support hiring processes. For more info, please contact us.