Azure DevOps Lead: Platform Architect & CI/CD Strategist

Credera; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

In-office days

Job summary

Credera is seeking a Senior Engineering Consultant to lead client engagements on Azure-native platforms and cloud adoption initiatives. You will act as the technical lead on engagements, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with clients and third-party teams to deliver robust production-grade solutions.

The role requires deep Azure expertise, experience with CI/CD, IaC, and a proactive approach to upskilling teams. The position aligns with UK-based client work and office presence as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of 4+ engineers and acting as the technical owner of a project.
• Azure DevOps, Infrastructure Automation & Deployment experience.
• Expert-level Azure certification (e.g. AZ-400/ AZ-305).
• Experience automating operations tasks with scripting languages.
• Experience delivering production software pipelines with CI/CD tools.
• Deep Azure experience across PaaS and IaaS; AWS experience is a plus.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Strong client-facing skills and ability to explain complex architecture to non-specialists.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical owner on engagements and lead client delivery.
• Mentor and manage junior engineers within the team.
• Collaborate with clients and third‑party vendors to deliver solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI/Agentic tooling in development processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Azure certification

Terraform/Bicep/ARM

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Scripting

Client-facing

Mentoring juniors

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Credera is seeking a Senior Engineering Consultant to lead client engagements on Azure-native platforms and cloud adoption initiatives. You will act as the technical lead on engagements, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with clients and third-party teams to deliver robust production-grade solutions.

The role requires deep Azure expertise, experience with CI/CD, IaC, and a proactive approach to upskilling teams. The position aligns with UK-based client work and office presence as needed.