Lead Azure Platform Engineer
New Today
Location: 1 or 2 days a week in North London
Salary: £85K - £95K
Type: 13 and a half month FTC We are seeking a
die-hard Azure expert
to join as a
Lead Azure Platform Engineer . This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will design, build, and operate next-generation cloud platforms, with a strong focus on
operational resilience, observability, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) . This is a
player-coach role : you will lead by example, delivering complex Azure solutions while mentoring and developing other engineers. What Youll Do
Lead the design, evolution, and operation of
Azure platforms , ensuring security, scalability, and reliability.
Define and implement strategies for
operational resilience , including high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
Establish end-to-end
observability
across workloads (logging, metrics, tracing, alerting) to proactively detect and resolve issues.
Champion
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates for repeatable, reliable deployments.
Promote
native Azure services
wherever possible to simplify operations and reduce technical debt.
Implement governance, policies, and
security controls
to maintain robust and compliant environments.
Act as a
player-coach , delivering technical solutions while mentoring and guiding engineering teams.
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to deliver resilient cloud services.
What Were Looking For
Extensive experience with
Microsoft Azure
(PaaS, IaaS, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring).
Strong background in
operational resilience
and cloud platform engineering.
Hands-on experience with
IaC tools
such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
Proficiency in
Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks .
Solid understanding of
cloud security, governance, and compliance .
Ability to
design for reliability, scalability, and observability .
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a proven ability to influence technical direction.
Nice to Have
Familiarity with
multi-region and hybrid cloud architectures . Knowledge of
SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices .
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect / Azure DevOps Engineer or equivalent.
Why This Role?
This is a rare opportunity to shape the foundation of enterprise-scale cloud platforms. You will lead engineering culture, define best practices, and ensure platforms are resilient, observable, and future-proof
all while staying hands-on in Azure.
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- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT;IT