Tech Lead | Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes | Bank-Grade Cloud Platform Build £600-700 p/d (Outside IR35) 5-month initial contract (extensions likely) Hybrid: London (2 days/week on-site) The Role Join a newly formed Cloud Platform Engineering team building a greenfield Azure platform for a regulated banking venture. As Tech Lead, you’ll drive technical delivery across a team of ten engineers, staying hands-on while setting the standard for Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps, and platform engineering. You’ll work at the intersection of architecture and delivery, ensuring solutions are built securely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a people management one. What They’re Looking For (Non-Negotiables) Tech Lead / Principal Engineer experience on large-scale Azure platform builds Azure Cloud expertise (enterprise-scale landing zones, networking, security, governance) Expert-level Terraform for modular, composable infrastructure-as-code Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments Delivery leadership in DevOps-driven teams using GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Proven ability to mentor engineers and embed technical standards Strong grasp of Kanban / continuous-delivery workflows What You’ll Work With Azure Cloud: CAF enterprise-scale architecture, policy automation, governance Terraform: Modular provisioning, testing, and deployment patterns Kubernetes: Workload orchestration and container management CI/CD: GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines with end-to-end automation Event-Driven Architecture: Kafka or similar messaging systems Monitoring & Observability: Azure Monitor, Open Telemetry, Prometheus etc. Secure-by-Design Practices: Policy as Code, automated validation, compliance controls Nice to Haves Experience in regulated environments (banking, fintech, healthcare) Background in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps transformation Exposure to FinOps / cost optimisation Familiarity with Azure Enterprise Scale Landing Zones Accelerators Microsoft certifications (AZ-400 / AZ-305 or equivalent) Why Join / Projects This is your chance to shape a greenfield banking platform from day one, defining the standards, practices, and automation that will underpin a regulated enterprise cloud You’ll have genuine technical ownership, influence how a modern engineering culture takes root, and see your work directly impact a mission-critical delivery. (Option to extend or convert to permanent after initial term.) Tech Lead | Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes | Bank-Grade Cloud Platform Build