Lead Azure Cloud Engineer

Ascendion; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking a Senior Engineering Lead for the Azure Cloud Data Platform in Cardiff. Hybrid role: one day per week in the office.

You will steer the Nucleus product team's cloud architecture, guide the self-service data portal, and drive scalable, serverless solutions in Azure while mentoring staff and aligning with business goals. You will work hands-on with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid, and messaging services, ensuring robust data pipelines, real-time streaming, and

Qualifications

• Established experience in cloud architecture and analytics platforms.
• Proficiency with the Azure cloud platform and Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on with Azure serverless components (Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid).
• Experience with Azure messaging and integration services (Service Bus, Event Hubs, API Management).
• Familiarity with Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and other Azure databases.
• Strong DevOps knowledge, IaC patterns and networking basics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management to influence senior leaders.
• Experience designing data pipelines and real-time streaming solutions.
• Experience integrating AI into products/platforms is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance and technical leadership to the Nucleus product team.
• Support and evolve a self-service portal for practitioners.
• Design and implement cloud-native solutions focusing on serverless architectures and scalable infrastructure.
• Offer hands-on cloud architecture support while guiding strategy.
• Leverage Azure and DevOps expertise to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Skills

Azure

Cloud architecture

DevOps

Serverless

Azure Functions

Event Grid

Cosmos DB

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

ETL/ELT

Real-time streaming

Data pipelines

AI in products

Stakeholder management

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Job Title: Senior Engineering Lead – Azure Cloud Data Platform

Work Location: Cardiff, UK (Hybrid - once a week working from office)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance and technical leadership to the Nucleus product team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and cloud best practices.
• Support, develop and evolve a consumer-grade practitioner-facing self-service portal product, ensuring exceptional user experience and seamless functionality.
• Design and implement cloud-native solutions, with a focus on serverless architectures, microservices, and scalable infrastructure.
• Offer hands-on support in cloud architecture while maintaining a focus on strategy and advisory in other areas.
• Leverage expertise in Azure cloud platform, Azure DevOps, and DevOps principles to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Required Skills and Experience

• Established experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, and analytics platforms.
• Proficiency in the Azure cloud platform, Azure DevOps, and serverless cloud architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure-native serverless components including Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and Event Grid.
• Experience with Azure messaging and integration services, particularly Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, and API Management.
• Familiarity with Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and other Azure database technologies.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles, infrastructure-as-code patterns (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates), and networking concepts.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience designing and implementing data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and real-time streaming solutions.
• Experience integrating AI into products and/or platforms is advantageous.