Azure DevOps Tech Lead – Senior Cloud Engineer

Credera; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary (£80,000 - £99,000)

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Credera is seeking an engineering consultant to lead delivery on diverse client projects with a strong focus on Azure and cloud-native architectures. You will drive DevOps automation, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to turn complex designs into practical solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on implementation on Azure, with exposure to AWS, IaC tooling, and AI-assisted development. A strategic, client-facing mindset is essential for success in this fast-growing technology team.

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 (AZ-400 or AZ-305).
• Scripting languages for automation.
• Experience creating and maintaining production pipelines with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab).
• Deep Azure expertise across PaaS and IaaS; AWS experience is valuable.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Bicep, ARM.
• Strong client-facing skills and ability to simplify complex architectures.
• Mentoring junior engineers; collaborating with external teams.
• Experience using AI or agentic tech (GitHub CoPilot, Claude Code) and driving adoption.
• Active SC clearance is required.

Skills

Team leadership

Azure DevOps

AZ-400

Scripting

CI/CD

Azure

AWS

Terraform

IaC

Client-facing

AI tools

SC clearance

Python

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab

ARM

Bicep

Terraform

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Credera is seeking an engineering consultant to lead delivery on diverse client projects with a strong focus on Azure and cloud-native architectures. You will drive DevOps automation, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to turn complex designs into practical solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on implementation on Azure, with exposure to AWS, IaC tooling, and AI-assisted development. A strategic, client-facing mindset is essential for success in this fast-growing technology team.