Azure Cloud Platform Lead — IaC, CI/CD & Automation

Thatcham Research; Colthrop; Hybrid; GBP 59.000 - 72.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

10% non‑contributory pension

29 days holiday

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Enhanced parental leave

Health Cash Plan

Benenden Health Care

Reward & Recognition Programme

Discounted gym membership

Payroll charitable giving

Subsidised on‑site restaurant

Free on‑site parking

Zusammenfassung

Thatcham Research is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to shape and modernise our cloud platforms. You’ll combine hands-on Azure expertise with technical leadership to implement scalable, secure cloud solutions.

You'll drive IaC, CI/CD and complex Azure initiatives, mentori ng engineers and codifying engineering standards. The role is hybrid, with office presence required in Thatcham.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on experience in complex production Azure environments.
• Experience with Azure landing zones, subscriptions, Azure Policy and RBAC.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep).
• CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Ability to lead complex Azure implementations and coordinate cloud activity.
• Experience modernising Azure environments for reliability, security and cost efficiency.

Aufgaben

• Lead the technical activity and priorities of the Cloud Platform Engineering function.
• Take the lead on complex Azure implementations from planning through deployment and transition to operations.
• Identify opportunities to modernise and improve resilience, security and cost efficiency.
• Drive the use of IaC and automated deployment using Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, PowerShell and Python.
• Coordinate across Azure infrastructure, networking, identity, security and governance.

Kenntnisse

Microsoft Azure

Technical leadership

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Cloud architecture

Mentoring

Ausbildung

Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-104 or equivalent)

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Thatcham Research is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to shape and modernise our cloud platforms. You’ll combine hands-on Azure expertise with technical leadership to implement scalable, secure cloud solutions.

You'll drive IaC, CI/CD and complex Azure initiatives, mentori ng engineers and codifying engineering standards. The role is hybrid, with office presence required in Thatcham.