Lead Cloud Engineer

Metrica Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing allowance

Hybrid, flexible work options

Generous leave and family time

Pension

Learning opportunities

Volunteer days

Job summary

Metrica Recruitment is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to design, build, and govern scalable Azure PaaS platforms. You will mentor engineers, shape the platform, and partner with security, architecture, and operations to raise reliability and performance.

Lead cloud-native development, implement IaC with Bicep/ARM, manage CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps, and ensure robust networking, identity, and policies across environments. Hybrid, UK-based team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in architecting and delivering Azure PaaS solutions.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services including App Services, Functions, API Management, CosmosDB and Azure SQL.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Bicep, ARM).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps).
• Scripting with PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, RBAC, and Azure Policies.
• Networking in Azure (VNETs, private endpoints, NSGs, VNET peering).
• Demonstrated leadership in cloud engineering initiatives.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and/or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Azure PaaS architectures (App Services, Functions, API Management, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL).
• Advise engineering teams on cloud adoption, DevOps, and IaC best practices.
• Drive automation using ARM/Bicep for provisioning and configuration.
• Define governance, security, and compliance controls for Azure PaaS environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, security, service management, and architecture.
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing across teams.

Skills

Azure PaaS architecture

Azure App Services

Azure Functions

Cosmos DB

Azure SQL

API Management

IaC (Bicep/ARM)

CI/CD: GitHub Actions

CI/CD: Azure DevOps

PowerShell scripting

Azure CLI

Azure security (RBAC/Policies)

Azure networking (VNETs, etc)

Leadership/mentoring

Tools

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure CLI

Job description

Join an internationally recognised organisation operating at the intersection of creativity and innovation. This is an engaging and rewarding environment in which to develop your career, offering opportunities across both specialist and operational roles. Teams work collaboratively towards a shared purpose, balancing respect for established practices with a commitment to continuous improvement and new ideas.

With a long-standing history, the organisation is guided by core values centred on integrity, excellence, innovation, responsibility, and collaboration. You will work alongside highly skilled professionals who are leaders in their disciplines, fostering a culture that encourages learning, ambition, and the pursuit of high standards.

Benefits & Perks

• Private medical, dental, and family coverage
• Annual wellbeing allowance for health or hobbies
• Hybrid, flexible work options
• Generous leave and enhanced family time, plus company breaks and your birthday off
• Pension and life assurance from day one
• Exclusive events and learning opportunities
• Paid volunteering days and donation matching

Why This Role Matters

Now seeking to hire a Lead Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, particularly Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies, to join a platform engineering function. This is a strategic, hands-on role focused on designing, building, and maintaining scalable and secure PaaS solutions that support modern application architectures.

As a technical leader, the role contributes to shaping the cloud platform, supporting and mentoring engineers, and driving high standards across development, operations, and security.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Design and implement scalable, resilient Azure PaaS architectures, including App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, and API Management.
• Enable cloud-native application development by advising engineering teams on best practices for cloud adoption, DevOps, and infrastructure as code.
• Drive automation using Azure-native tooling such as ARM, and Bicep for resource provisioning and configuration.
• Define and implement governance, security, and compliance controls for Azure PaaS environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, security, service management, and architecture.
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing across teams.

**What We’re Looking For**

• Strong experience in architecting and delivering Azure PaaS solutions.
• Deep knowledge of services including: Azure App Services, Functions, API Management, CosmosDB and Azure SQL.
• Proficient with infrastructure-as-code tools (Bicep, ARM).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps).
• Solid scripting knowledge in PowerShell and use of Azure CLI.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, RBAC, and Azure Policies.
• Strong understanding with networking in Azure (VNETs, private endpoints, network security groups, VNET peering and firewalls)
• Demonstrated experience in leading cloud engineering initiatives or projects
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and/or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Job Owner: d.prosser

Tagged as: Azure, C#, SQL