Cloud Operations Manager (Azure, Terraform) - Glasgow / Edinburgh Hybrid - 75K

Lorien; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Cloud Operations Manager to lead their team in optimizing cloud infrastructure. This hands-on leadership role involves overseeing architecture, deployment, and maintenance of a core SaaS platform. The ideal candidate will possess strong Azure expertise and a passion for mentoring, while driving automation initiatives and collaborating with stakeholders. Join a rapidly growing company offering a unique opportunity for career advancement and a chance to make a significant impact on the organization's future. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are ready to take on a pivotal role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Remote working

Bonuses

Recognition rewards

Healthcare

Career progression

Qualifications

• Proven managerial experience in a cloud-focused environment.
• Strong expertise in Azure and cloud services management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers in cloud operations.
• Drive management and improvement of cloud infrastructure using Azure.

Skills

Azure

Leadership

Cloud Operations Management

Communication Skills

Terraform

Git

Automation

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Git

Job description

Cloud Operations Manager (Azure, Terraform) - Glasgow / Edinburgh Hybrid - 75K

Hybrid – 2 days per week in whichever office is best for you

Lorien’s client, a fast-growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, is currently looking to hire a skilled Cloud Operations Manager to lead and manage their Cloud Operations team, and play a key role in the next stages of the company’s evolution including a new version of their core platform and offerings.

This role offers a great opportunity to be a hands-on leader, responsible for overseeing the architecture, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of the infrastructure supporting the central SaaS platform. In this key leadership position, you'll guide a talented team, ensuring smooth operations, driving automation initiatives, and contributing to strategic decisions around cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in Azure, a passion for mentoring teams, and a collaborative approach to working with both internal and external stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company while also advancing your own career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Mentoring: Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of engineers, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
• Cloud Expertise: Drive the management and improvement of cloud operations using Azure, ensuring infrastructure is optimised for performance, scalability, and security.
• Collaboration: Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders across business units, cloud providers, and other internal teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Automation & Tooling: Use tools such as Terraform, Azure DevOps, and Git to improve infrastructure automation and streamline platform deployment and maintenance processes.
• Operational & Strategic Balance: Allocate time effectively between operational support, strategic development of automation tools, and leading your team toward continued success.

What They're Looking For:

• Demonstrable track record of managerial experience in a technical or cloud-focused environment
• Significant expertise in Azure, with proven skills across Azure-based infrastructure and cloud services
• Strong system administration skills, including EntraID, Windows Server, and Linux (CentOS, AlmaLinux)
• Hands-on Terraform, Azure DevOps, and Git skills covering cloud infrastructure automation/management
• Familiarity with service management tools and ITIL frameworks
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate with internal teams, external providers, and other key stakeholders.
• Ideally Azure SQL/MS-SQL Database admin skills as well as familiarity with PowerShell/Bash scripting

If you’re looking to join a great firm with major expansion and evolution on the horizon, offering a host of benefits with staff at the centre such as remote working, bonuses and recognition rewards, healthcare, progression and more, apply now with your latest CV and let’s have a chat.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology and Other

Industries

Technology, Information and Media