Azure Lead Integration Developer

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Integration Developer to design and deliver modern Azure integration solutions. You will lead from the front, stay hands-on, and mentor a team while working closely with clients to translate business needs into robust cloud architectures.

You will own technical direction, run workshops, advise on integration strategy, and ensure secure, scalable implementations, with UK Government Security Clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Azure integration experience.
• UK Government Security Clearance preferred.
• Experience leading, mentoring or developing other engineers.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven and serverless architectures.
• Experience contributing to solution design and architecture.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Azure integration solutions.
• Translate business requirements into robust integration architectures.
• Provide technical direction across design, development and best practice.
• Lead and mentor a small to mid-sized team of developers.
• Act as a technical lead and escalation point for complex issues.
• Run technical workshops and advise clients on integration strategy.
• Help customers identify the right Azure integration approaches.
• Stay hands-on, building and supporting key integration components.
• Work closely with clients, technical teams and stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.

Skills

Azure integration

Leadership

Stakeholder management

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Client facing

Tools

Git

API Management

REST APIs

Job description

Lead Integration Developer - Azure / .NET

UK | Security Cleared (GOV UK) | Hybrid

Are you an experienced Azure Integration Developer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, leading from the front and helping customers get the most from the cloud?

We're looking for a Lead Integration Developer to join our Azure Cloud Solutions capability and play a key role in designing and delivering modern, cloud-native integration solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who wants to combine their passion for technology with the opportunity to make a real difference for customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the design and development of Azure integration solutions
• Translate business requirements into robust integration architectures
• Provide technical direction across design, development and best practice
• Lead and mentor a small to mid-sized team of developers
• Act as a technical lead and escalation point for complex issues
• Run technical workshops and advise clients on integration strategy
• Help customers identify the right Azure integration approaches
• Stay hands-on, building and supporting key integration components
• Work closely with clients, technical teams and stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of hands-on Azure integration experience
• UK Government Security Clearance
• Experience leading, mentoring or developing other engineers
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven and serverless architectures
• Experience contributing to solution design and architecture
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Confidence working in client-facing and consulting environments
• Strong written and spoken English
• Azure certifications, or a commitment to working towards them
• Experience with CI/CD and continuous integration
• Experience using GitHub Copilot and modern developer tooling

Essential technical skills

Azure

• Logic Apps
• Azure Functions & Durable Functions
• Azure Service Bus
• API Management
• Event Grid and/or Event Hub

Development & Architecture

• .NET / C#
• REST APIs
• Microservices architecture
• Secure application design
• Git
• CI/CD pipelines

The kind of person we’re looking for

You're a hands-on technical leader who leads by example and takes genuine ownership of delivery.

You’ll be:

• Pragmatic and outcome-focused
• A confident and clear communicator
• Comfortable working directly with customers
• Passionate about modern cloud technology
• Someone who enjoys solving problems rather than simply escalating them
• A natural mentor who brings out the best in others
• Focused on delivering secure, scalable and maintainable solutions

Why this opportunity?

You’ll have the opportunity to work on modern Azure integration solutions, influence technical direction, work closely with customers and lead a talented team — while still remaining hands-on with the technology.

If you're an experienced Azure Integration Developer ready to take the next step into a Lead/Technical Lead role, we'd love to hear from you.