Overview
🚀 Lead Cloud Engineer (Azure) - Drive Technical Excellence in a Cloud-First Transformation
💰 Up to £76,000 + Excellent Benefits
📍 Lake District HQ + Flexible Remote Working - Come to the office once a month
Are you a seasoned Azure expert ready to lead from the front? This is your opportunity to take ownership of cloud engineering in a high-impact leadership role - guiding strategy, mentoring engineers, and staying hands-on with cutting-edge Azure technologies.
Join a forward-thinking tech organisation undergoing a major cloud transformation. As Lead Cloud Engineer, you'll define technical standards, architect scalable infrastructure, and drive automation and resilience across live services. You'll be the go-to authority for Azure engineering - influencing decisions, solving complex challenges, and elevating engineering capability across the business.
What You'll Be Doing:
* Lead the cloud engineering practice and define best-in-class standards.
* Architect and maintain secure, scalable Azure infrastructure using IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
* Drive automation across deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
* Implement robust security and compliance controls aligned with governance frameworks.
* Act as a technical mentor and escalation point for cloud engineers.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, high-performing cloud solutions.
* Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence in live services.
Who You\'ll Work With:
You'll collaborate with cloud architects, infrastructure engineers, developers, SecOps specialists, and delivery managers - all focused on building secure, scalable, and future-ready cloud platforms.
What You'll Bring:
* 6+ years of hands-on Azure cloud engineering experience.
* Deep expertise in Azure networking, security, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
* Strong understanding of Microsoft\'s Well-Architected Framework.
* Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions).
* Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash).
* Experience in regulated environments (e.g. financial services) is a plus.
Your Leadership Profile:
* Technically credible and hands-on with cloud architecture.
* Strategic thinker with a focus on delivery and resilience.
* Inspirational mentor and team builder.
* Strong communicator and cross-functional collaborator.
* Commercially aware with a customer-first mindset.
* Risk-conscious and compliance-driven.
* Passionate about engineering excellence and continuous learning.
Ready to Lead with Impact?
If you\'re looking for a role where you can shape cloud strategy, lead technical delivery, and mentor future engineering talent - this is your next move.
Apply now and take your cloud career to the next level.
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