Lead Cloud Engineer

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 (eg 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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