Cloud Platform Lead
Fred. Olsen
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Job summary
Fred. Olsen leads a cloud transformation through its Platform & Cloud Tower, delivering secure, scalable Azure-based platforms and landing zones. You will drive automation, IaC, and DevOps to support hybrid and cloud-first delivery across FO businesses.
The role demands senior engineering leadership, cloud strategy definition, and collaboration with multiple towers to enable end-to-end service outcomes. Ipswich or Glasgow based, with a strong engineering culture.
Qualifications
- Strong experience designing and engineering Azure cloud platforms.
- Delivery of cloud transformation and migration programmes.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Deep understanding of networking, identity, and security in cloud environments.
- Familiarity with FinOps and cost optimisation.
- Exposure to data platforms and analytics workloads.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and engineering of Azure cloud platforms and landing zones.
- Define and enforce standards for resilience, scalability, security and performance.
- Drive platform automation, IaC adoption, and DevOps practices.
- Guide cloud migration and modernization initiatives across FO businesses.
- Collaborate with Applications, Infrastructure, and Security teams to enable hybrid/cloud-first models.
- Ensure cloud platforms are secure by design and aligned to governance.
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Established in 1963, Fred. Olsen Ltd focuses primarily on the Renewable Energy, Forest Management, Logistics and Travel Sectors. Established and based in the UK, but operating globally, we operate with innovation, service and dependability in mind, and supply a central service function in Finance, HR, IT and Facilities services to the UK companies under our umbrella which include:
- The Natural Power Consultants
- ZX Lidars
- ZX Measurement Services
As a company we have a family culture, our success is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we are proud to create opportunities for everyone to thrive and grow.
We are seeking a Cloud Platform Leadto play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering Fred. Olsen Digital’s cloud transformation. Operating within our Platform & Cloud Tower, you will lead, design and engineer a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient Cloud platforms that underpin all business services. This is a technical leadership role where you will define engineering standards, build cloud landing zones, and embed automation, resilience, and DevOps practices to accelerate our transition to a platform-led operating model.
Working as part of our One Service Tower model, you will collaborate across service domains to enable consistent, high-quality technology services for all group businesses. You will drive best practice in cloud security, governance, and cost optimisation, while supporting modernisation of applications and infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to lead from the front-moving the organisation from reactive infrastructure management to a mature, engineering-led cloud platform that enables innovation, reliability, and sustainable growth. The role can be based from our Ipswich or Glasgow location.
To act as the senior technical authority for cloud engineering across FO Digital, designing, building, and evolving a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient Azure-based platform that underpins all service towers and enables business growth.
The role is central to delivering the cloud transformation and platform-first strategy, ensuring engineering standards, automation, and governance are embedded across Infrastructure & Service.
- Sits within Platform & Cloud Tower - accountable for Azure, hosting, platform engineering, and automation
- Provides deep technical capability supporting:
- Cloud landing zones, automation, and operational readiness
- Platform modernisation and infrastructure-as-code
- FinOps and cost governance integration
- Enables delivery of:
- Secure, reliable, scalable technology services across all FO businesses
- Design and implement Azure cloud platforms, landing zones, and reference architectures
- Define and enforce engineering standards for:
- Resilience, scalability, security, and performance
- Lead adoption of:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Platform automation and DevOps practices
- Partner with architecture/governance forums to ensure alignment to enterprise guardrails
- Lead engineering delivery of cloud migration and modernisation initiatives
- Support transition from legacy/on-prem infrastructure to hybrid/cloud-first models
- Collaborate with:
- Applications teams (modernisation)
- Infrastructure teams (decommission / hybrid integration)
Act as the platform enabler across all service towers:
- Service Desk: Improve automation, monitoring, and resolution capability (shift-left)
- Modern Workplace: Ensure identity, endpoint, and collaboration services integrate into cloud platform
- Infrastructure & Network: Define hybrid connectivity, resilience, and DR patterns
- Applications & Data: Provide scalable hosting and data platform foundations Supports the end-to-end service model and shared accountability across towers
- Ensure cloud platforms are secure by design and aligned to ISO27001 / Cyber Essentials
- Embed:
- Identity and access controls
- Patching, vulnerability management, and monitoring
- Work with security stakeholders to enforce governance and audit readiness
- Work alongside FinOps capability to:
- Embed cost visibility and optimisation into platform design
- Drive:
- Business-aligned cost transparency
- Ensure all cloud services are:
- Fully supportable (aligned to ITSM / Halo)
- Monitored, documented, and resilient
- Define:
- Runbooks, alerting, and operational standards
- Support major incident resolution and root cause analysisLead adoption of:
- Automation, AI-enabled operations, and platform tooling
- Identify opportunities to:
- Reduce operational toil
- Increase platform reuse and standardisation Supports continuous improvement and platform-led delivery model
- Platform availability, resilience, and performance
- Security compliance / vulnerability metrics
- Reduction in incidents linked to platform issues
- Adoption of platform services across towers
- Strong experience designing and engineering Azure cloud platforms
- Proven delivery of cloud transformation / migration programmes
- Experience with:
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, etc.)
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Strong understanding of:
- Networking, identity (Entra ID), and security in cloud environments
- Experience working in:
- ITIL-aligned service organisations
- Experience with FinOps and cost optimisation practices
- Exposure to multi-entity / shared service models
- Experience supporting data platforms and analytics workloads
- Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-104, AZ-305 or equivalent)
- ITIL v4 Foundation (or working towards)
- Think beyond tower boundaries and optimise for end-to-end service outcomes
- Take ownership of platform quality, standards, and outcomes
- Drive reduction in complexity through standard platforms and reusable patterns
- Work across towers to enable delivery and remove friction
- Embed a culture of automation, learning, and optimisation
- Cloud platform (Azure) stabilised and baseline architecture defined
- Landing zones, governance, and security controls implemented
- FinOps controls established and visible
- Clear platform standards adopted across towers
- Measurable improvement in provisioning speed and reliability
This role is critical to:
- Delivering the platform-led cloud transformation
- Enabling scalable services across all FO businesses
- Driving cost control, resilience, and innovation
- Moving the organisation from reactive infrastructure to engineered platform capability
Fred. Olsen Ltd offers a wide range of exciting employee benefits including but not limited to Axa Health Private Medical, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay, Discounted Travel, Cruise Concessions plus retail discounts and cash back incentives through our Boost Benefits scheme.
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.
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