Lead Azure Platform Engineer | up to £90,000 | Remote (UK) | SaaS Scale up
G.Digital have partnered with a SaaS Scale up on the lookout for a Platform Engineer to own the direction of a brad new Azure platform to make it genuinely platform-orientated (not siloed, not gate-kept, not an afterthought 🚀).
You’ll lead a small but mighty team of three Platform Engineers, working hand-in-hand with Software Engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and future-proof cloud infrastructure in Azure.
If you love building systems that just work and empowering engineers to ship faster, safer, and smarter this one’s for you 👇
💡 What you’ll be doing
* Leading the design, deployment and management of Azure-based infrastructure, using a mix of PaaS and IaaS.
* Owning CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps we’re talking smooth, automated, zero-touch deployments.
* Driving an Infrastructure as Code first approach (Terraform, Bicep… you know the drill).
* Building shared platform services that make developers’ lives easier observability, secure pipelines, vulnerability scanning, and more.
* Embedding a FinOps mindset to keep things efficient and cost-effective.
* Acting as the go-to Azure expert, sharing best practices and shaping architectural decisions.
* Coaching and mentoring your team regular 1:1s, career guidance, and a focus on learning and growth.
🧠 What you’ll bring
* Deep experience with Azure services and modern DevOps tooling.
* A background in building scalable, secure, and reliable platforms.
* A collaborative mindset you want to work with Software Engineers, not just for them.
* Strong leadership skills: you care about your team’s success as much as your own.
* Curiosity, creativity, and a healthy dislike of manual processes.
💷 Salary: up to £90,000
🏠 Location: Remote (UK-based)
Reach out directly if you want to know more information on this role 🎉🎉
Lead Azure Platform Engineer | up to £90,000 | Remote (UK) | SaaS Scale up