Lead Cloud Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer Lead to join their engineering team focusing on developing a new Azure cloud platform. The role involves extensive Azure infrastructure work, design, and leadership of engineers. The company promotes personal growth through training and values practical experience over formal qualifications. Benefits include generous holiday allowances, a bonus scheme, and private healthcare.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowances

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Azure cloud infrastructure, design, build, deployment.
• Leadership experience required for managing a team of engineers.
• Willingness to prioritize personal growth and practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy Azure cloud platform components.
• Lead a team in developing a new SaaS platform with hands-on involvement.
• Integrate cutting-edge solutions to enhance client data systems.

Skills

Azure cloud infrastructure

Pipeline creation

GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Container orchestration

Job description

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Job Opportunity: Azure Cloud Engineer Lead

Westbrook Recruitment is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer Lead to join a talented and growing engineering team to develop a new Azure cloud platform.

This role is ideal for an Azure Cloud Engineer with some lead experience who is looking for a greenfield opportunity involving cutting-edge solutions to enhance and integrate with clients' existing data and management systems.

Technical Skills Required:

• Extensive experience with Azure cloud infrastructure, including design, build, deployment, and continuous integration.
• Experience with pipeline creation, preferably using Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Proficiency with GitHub Actions and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Knowledge of container orchestration using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

The role focuses on design, build, and deployment, maintaining a hands-on approach, with a leadership component for a team of engineers tasked with building a new SaaS platform.

The organization values personal growth through training and accreditation, prioritizing real-world experience over formal qualifications.

They are a remote-first company but appreciate the ability to visit the Bucks-based office once a month.

The client offers generous holiday allowances, a bonus scheme, private healthcare, and more.

If you are interested, please apply for a preliminary conversation to learn more.