Cloud Tech Lead: Azure, DevOps & Microservices

Version 1; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly profit share

Career progression & mentorship

Flexible / remote working

Private healthcare cover

Gym discounts

Educational assistance (AWS, Microsoft

Annual Excellence Awards

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice. You will lead design, development, and deployment of cloud-based software on large transformational projects across public and private sectors.

You will provide technical ownership, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with PMs, BAs, Testing, and Product teams. A strong background in microservices, .NET/C#, Angular, REST APIs, Azure, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and DevOps is essential.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns (microservices).
• Hands-on in frontend and backend development with Angular and .Net/C#.
• Experience with REST-based APIs and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong TDD approach with unit/integration tests and CI/CD pipelines.
• DevOps experience using Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and Azure.
• Ability to communicate complex designs clearly to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based software applications.
• Provide technical leadership to coordinate scalable, secure solutions.
• Work within agile delivery methodologies and manage product ownership aspects.
• Document architectures, configurations, releases, and handovers.
• Collaborate with Version 1 and customer stakeholders across the lifecycle.
• Mentor and develop junior team members and foster collaboration.

Skills

Angular

.NET

C#

Microservices

REST APIs

TDD

CI/CD

Azure

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

Ansible

Packer

Job description

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice. You will lead design, development, and deployment of cloud-based software on large transformational projects across public and private sectors.

You will provide technical ownership, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with PMs, BAs, Testing, and Product teams. A strong background in microservices, .NET/C#, Angular, REST APIs, Azure, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and DevOps is essential.