Lead DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect - Derby (Hybrid) - Up to £85,000
Derbyshire / Staffordshire / East Midlands / West Midlands
A growing HealthTech organisation is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect to take ownership of its cloud and DevOps landscape, shaping the strategy, setting the standards, and defining how modern engineering should be done. This is a rare opportunity to step into a role with real influence, where the foundations are still being built and your expertise will directly shape the future of the organisation's cloud and DevOps capability.
The Opportunity:
You'll be the senior technical authority across DevOps, cloud platforms and automation, the person who sets the direction, establishes best practice, and lifts the capability of the wider engineering team.
With no existing cloud architect and inconsistent cloud patterns across several teams, you'll have the freedom and backing to introduce clarity, guardrails, and best‑in‑class engineering principles. If you're hungry to make a difference and thrive in an environment ready for modernisation, this is your chance.
What You'll Lead:
Designing secure, scalable cloud architectures across Azure and AWS
Building and owning CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
Implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
Defining DevOps standards, governance, and guardrails
Improving identity, SSO, Zero Trust and cloud security patterns
Fixing long‑standing issues in identity, directory sync, multi‑tenant setups, etc.
Establishing observability (monitoring, logging, alerting)
Mentoring engineers and elevating cloud and DevOps capability across IT What You Bring:
Proven senior DevOps or cloud engineering experience
Strong Azure and AWS architecture knowledge (Azure preferred)
Excellent CI/CD, automation and IaC skills
Good understanding of modern security patterns (IAM, Zero Trust, PKI)
Ability to challenge, modernise and influence
A proactive, energetic approach, someone who wants to build, not maintainWhy Join?
Shape the DevOps function from the ground up
Influence cloud strategy, tooling, patterns and standards
Backing from senior leadership who want meaningful change
Work closely with infrastructure, development and security teams
Hybrid working with a Derby base
Salary up to £85,000 for the right personThis role is ideal for someone stepping up into architectural leadership or a cloud engineer who wants to own the blueprint, not just contribute to it.
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