Join Us at SRT Marine Systems as a Head of Network & Infrastructure.

Location: Bristol, Cardiff, MSN – Hybrid. Job Type: Permanent, Full‑Time.

SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in international marine surveillance technology and systems. The company is respected, established, and an ambitious multi‑national organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom with a global customer base. SRT has a global impact in the marine domain by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance security, safety and environmental protection and sustainability. Our customers range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners. SRT is an exciting company where high‑quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious, constantly seeking to innovate to deliver better products and services to our customers, and strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work where talented, hard‑working individuals can make a real impact across the marine world.

About the Role

You will lead a team of Network, Infrastructure and DevOps engineers responsible for designing and implementing sophisticated on‑premise systems deployed directly into customer environments. The role includes ownership of high‑ and low‑level architecture, requirements clarification, and the evolution of both customer‑facing systems and internal development, testing and staging environments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide leadership, direction and performance management for the Network & Infrastructure team.
• Produce high‑quality, detailed high‑level system designs, considering field conditions, civil works and existing technologies.
• Define and refine technical requirements in collaboration with Sales and Project Management.
• Develop the strategic roadmap for network and infrastructure evolution, ensuring system reliability and resilience for mission‑critical products.
• Oversee the strategy and operation of internal development and testing environments to ensure reliability, flexibility and appropriate capacity.
• Ensure all internal environments remain fully functional and meet business needs.

What You'll Bring

• Extensive technical expertise with at least 15 years in IT and a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience designing and implementing secure and resilient distributed IP networks.
• Proven capability in building IT infrastructure solutions, including virtualization and containerisation.
• Ability to lead technical teams and produce high‑quality documentation and architectural diagrams.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or an equivalent field.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings and presentations.

Technical Competencies

• Network Engineering – WAN, LAN, mobile networks; multi‑vendor operating systems; network design through to switch‑level configuration.
• Compute & Systems – Server and compute architecture; OS implementation and low‑level administration.
• Storage Engineering – Provisioning, clustering and replication.
• Virtualisation & Containerisation – Multi‑vendor hypervisors and virtual networking; engineered virtualised operating systems; container architecture, orchestration, networking and automated deployment.
• Additional Disciplines – Voice over IP; Microsoft enterprise architecture (e.g., AD, policies); video wall design; VDI design, including thin‑client infrastructure.

Our Values

Ambition – Aspiring to lead in maritime domain management. Innovation – Driving improvement through creativity and forward‑thinking. Quality – Committing to high standards in performance and reliability. Responsibility – Being individually accountable and team‑driven. Team – Collaborating openly with colleagues, partners and customers.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 days with service).
• Private health care.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Development and training programmes.

SRT Marine plc is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applications from all backgrounds.