Cloud Platform lead | County Durham| £70,(Apply online only) - 80,(Apply online only) per annum Benefits The Role A rapidly growing, tech-led utilities business is on the lookout for a Cloud Platform Lead (Azure) to help shape its cloud infrastructure and lead a high-performing platform team. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking organisation that's redefining how technology supports essential services. You'll be joining a company that invests heavily in cloud innovation, automation, and DevSecOps best practices - and where your ideas will genuinely influence the tech strategy. We’re looking for a strategic, collaborative engineering leader who can take ownership of the platform function and drive secure, scalable solutions across a growing Azure estate. You’ll manage a small, skilled team and work closely with senior tech and business stakeholders to shape and implement the wider technology roadmap. Key Responsibilities Leading and mentoring a dedicated platform engineering team Setting the platform/cloud strategy in collaboration with Architects Designing secure and scalable cloud-native infrastructure (primarily Azure) Promoting an automation-first culture across CI/CD and platform ops Taking ownership of DevSecOps practices and cyber security leadership Managing suppliers and platform-related budgets Evaluating and introducing new tooling and technologies Contributing to critical releases and deployments (some out-of-hours work may be required) Key Skills & Experience Proven experience leading teams and working cross-functionally with business & tech stakeholders Experience in DevOps / Cloud-native infrastructure engineering (Azure-focused) 3Experience in Cloud Security / DevSecOps, including tooling leadership Hands-on background with: Azure DevOps, Azure CAF, Well-Architected Frameworks Kubernetes (AKS), cloud networking, compute & storage Terraform, Bicep, YAML for Infrastructure as Code C#/.NET (Framework, Core, .NET 8) PowerShell, Python or Bash scripting Identity and Access Management, B2C or federated authentication Please get in touch for further information on this opportunity