Azure DevOps Lead | Cloud Automation & Platform Architect

CRELIMUK Credera Limited; Greater London, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits plan

Job summary

Credera UK is seeking an experienced technology consultant to lead cloud and engineering engagements. You will drive Azure-based DevOps, IaC automation, and production pipelines across client projects, mentoring engineers and coordinating with stakeholders.

The role requires strong leadership, cloud expertise (Azure primary, AWS optional), and the ability to deliver end-to-end solutions in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of 4+ engineers and acting as the technical owner of a project.
• Azure Platform DevOps, Infrastructure Automation & Deployment experience.
• Expert-level Azure certification (e.g. AZ-400 or AZ-305).
• Demonstrable experience in automating operations tasks with scripting languages.
• Experience creating/maintaining production software delivery pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab).
• Deep Azure across PaaS/IaaS; primary platform is Azure, multi-cloud capability (AWS).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Strong client-facing skills and ability to simplify architecture for non-experts.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with third-party suppliers.

Responsibilities

• As the technical lead, drive client engagements and mentor junior engineers.
• Lead architecture decisions and deliver production-grade cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across matrix organisation; translate complex tech.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation practices.
• Communicate effectively with senior client stakeholders and teams.

Skills

Azure Platform DevOps

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Cloud Native

GitHub Actions

Azure

Leadership

Client-facing

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Credera UK is seeking an experienced technology consultant to lead cloud and engineering engagements. You will drive Azure-based DevOps, IaC automation, and production pipelines across client projects, mentoring engineers and coordinating with stakeholders.

The role requires strong leadership, cloud expertise (Azure primary, AWS optional), and the ability to deliver end-to-end solutions in a fast-growing environment.