Lead Cloud Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Telford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer Lead to join an innovative engineering team tasked with building a new Azure cloud platform. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience with Azure infrastructure, managing design and deployment, and will take on a leadership role while being hands-on. The position offers remote working flexibility with occasional office visits and includes benefits such as generous holiday allowances and a bonus scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowances

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Previous lead experience in Azure cloud.
• Real-world experience valued over theoretical qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy Azure cloud solutions.
• Lead a team in developing a new SaaS platform.

Skills

Azure cloud infrastructure

Pipeline creation

GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Container orchestration

Job description

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

This role would suit an Azure Cloud Engineer with some previous lead experience, seeking a greenfield opportunity that involves designing cutting-edge solutions to enhance and integrate with clients' existing data and management systems.

Tech Skills include:

• Significant Azure cloud infrastructure experience: design, build, deploy, and continuous integration.
• Pipeline creation (ideally with Azure DevOps)
• GitHub Actions and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Container orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

The role is primarily focused on design, build, and deployment, remaining hands-on with a leadership component for a team of engineers building a new SaaS platform.

The organization encourages personal growth through training and accreditation, valuing real-world experience over purely theoretical 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’re interested, please apply for a qualifying conversation.