Cloud Tech Lead: Azure, DevOps & Microservices

Version 1; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Career progression & mentorship

Flexible/remote working

Pension & private healthcare

Life assurance

Educational assistance (AWS, Microsoft

Awards & recognition program

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice in the UK. You will drive design, development, and integration of cloud-based software, providing technical leadership and shaping solutions across public and private sectors.

The role involves hands-on coding, architecture, and mentoring within an agile framework. You will collaborate with PMs, BAs, Testing, Product teams and customers, ensuring robust, secure, scalable outcomes while championing best

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of modern architectural patterns including microservices.
• Hands-on coding experience with Angular and .NET/C#.
• Experience delivering REST-based APIs and cloud-native applications.
• Proficient with DevOps and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Ansible, Packer).
• Experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Exposure to Azure services and cloud-native design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based software applications.
• Provide technical leadership to coordinate scalable, secure solutions and promote best practices.
• Work within agile project delivery methodologies.
• Own the design, estimation, shaping, and user story creation for software solutions.
• Document architectures, configurations, releases, and handovers.
• Collaborate with Version 1 and customer stakeholders across the lifecycle.
• Translate complex designs into clear, actionable plans for stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop junior team members and foster knowledge transfer.
• Promote a positive team environment and effective collaboration.

Skills

Microservices

Message-driven architecture

Angular

.NET / C#

REST APIs

DevOps / CI-CD

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Azure (Functions, Cosmos DB, Blob, VMs

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Packer

Job description

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice in the UK. You will drive design, development, and integration of cloud-based software, providing technical leadership and shaping solutions across public and private sectors.

The role involves hands-on coding, architecture, and mentoring within an agile framework. You will collaborate with PMs, BAs, Testing, Product teams and customers, ensuring robust, secure, scalable outcomes while championing best