Azure Cloud & Automation Delivery Lead

Addleshaw Goddard LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Addleshaw Goddard LLP is seeking a Technical Delivery Lead to steer cloud, integration, and business application platforms. You will shape technical direction, mentor teams and drive delivery of strategic technology solutions across the firm.

In this role you’ll champion secure-by-design architectures, automate delivery, and pursue innovative opportunities that unlock business value and efficiency for our legal services clients.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure with hands-on delivery and leadership.
• Experience with identity, access management, governance and compliance on Microsoft cloud.
• Experience defining and implementing Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD using Terraform and Azure DevOps.
• Experience designing and delivering integration solutions using the Azure Enterprise Integration suite (Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Microsoft Fabric etc.).
• Exposure to Microsoft AI technologies, including Copilot Studio, Azure AI Services and AI Builder.
• Exposure to legal industry platforms and workflows (e.g., iManage, Intapp, Elite 3E) would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Work as a senior technical member of designated project teams and contribute to planning, estimation, risk identification, dependency management and technical decision-making.
• Communicate progress, risks, issues and technical recommendations to project managers and senior IT stakeholders.
• Design, document and implement solutions in line with architecture, security, data protection and service management standards.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate delivery practices to improve reliability and auditability.
• Support continuous improvement of engineering standards, delivery playbooks and technical assurance across the IT team.
• Maintain a forward-looking view of the technology landscape and identify investment opportunities that drive business value.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD

IaC

Security governance

Integration design

AI technologies

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Logic Apps

Service Bus

Microsoft Fabric

Copilot Studio

Azure AI Services

AI Builder

Job description

Addleshaw Goddard LLP is seeking a Technical Delivery Lead to steer cloud, integration, and business application platforms. You will shape technical direction, mentor teams and drive delivery of strategic technology solutions across the firm.

In this role you’ll champion secure-by-design architectures, automate delivery, and pursue innovative opportunities that unlock business value and efficiency for our legal services clients.