Technical Lead, Cloud & Cyber Services

Sword Group

Newcastle upon Tyne

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Sword Group is seeking an experienced Technical Lead in Cloud & Cyber Services to shape technical direction and governance for strategic engagements. You will lead and mentor Technical Service Architects, ensure security and resilience, and partner with leadership to advance service offerings.

You will engage with senior IT leadership, manage complex escalations and drive improvements across managed services, governance and delivery, while staying current with cloud, security and digital

Qualifications

  • Proven technical leadership experience in IT consultancy, MSP or customer-facing tech environment.
  • Experience leading, coaching and developing senior technical professionals.
  • Broad knowledge across cloud, infrastructure, Microsoft 365, identity, digital workplace, cyber security and managed services.
  • Strong working knowledge of Azure, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID/AD.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach Technical Service Architects; drive roadmap ownership and service improvement.
  • Own and maintain technical standards, governance and quality across projects.
  • Provide technical assurance for customer solutions to ensure security, resilience and compliance.
  • Oversee customer roadmaps, service improvements and technical debt reduction.
  • Collaborate with leadership to develop scalable service offerings and asset libraries.
  • Act as senior technical advisor in strategic discussions and escalations.
  • Drive continuous improvement in governance, documentation and delivery quality.

Skills

Technical leadership
Coaching & mentoring
Cloud & Cyber services
IT architecture
Azure & 365
Identity & Entra ID
Security & compliance
Senior stakeholder engagement
ITIL Foundation
Certifications (SC-100/MS-102/AZ-305)
Automation & IaC
Regulated industries
PowerShell/Bicep/Terraform
TOGAF/CISSP/ITIL

Job description

Sword Group is seeking an experienced Technical Lead in Cloud & Cyber Services to shape technical direction and governance for strategic engagements. You will lead and mentor Technical Service Architects, ensure security and resilience, and partner with leadership to advance service offerings.

You will engage with senior IT leadership, manage complex escalations and drive improvements across managed services, governance and delivery, while staying current with cloud, security and digital

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