Technical Lead - Cloud & Infrastructure

Eligo Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Lead for a high-profile government project to oversee the deployment of cloud technologies with Flexera across AWS and Azure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AWS and Azure, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead technical teams. This hands-on role requires UK security clearance and offers remote work flexibility.

Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of AWS and Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Flexera discovery agents.
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC/DV).

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of Flexera technologies in cloud environments.
• Automate deployment using infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to teams.

Skills

Expert-level knowledge of AWS

Expert-level knowledge of Azure

Hands-on experience with Flexera FNMS

Strong understanding of networking

Problem-solving in enterprise environments

Knowledge of Windows and Linux

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Job description

Overview

Technical Lead - Cloud & Infrastructure

Role: Permanent

Location: Remote

Salary: Salary upon application

Role Purpose

To act as the technical lead for a high-profile government engagement, ensuring successful discovery, deployment, and management of Flexera technologies across large-scale AWS and Azure estates. This is a hands-on role requiring both technical depth and leadership to guide delivery teams and overcome complex infrastructure challenges.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical authority for deploying and troubleshooting Flexera agents across AWS and Azure environments.
• Apply infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, PowerShell) to automate deployment and standardise infrastructure operations.
• Overcome advanced networking challenges (DNS, static routes, firewall rules, security protocols) to enable agent-to-server connectivity.
• Work across legacy and bespoke environments, ensuring agent deployment succeeds in inconsistent architectures.
• Contribute to estate-wide architectural planning covering containerised and hybrid platforms (e.g. IBM Skytap).
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers, instilling best practice.

Required Skills & Experience

• Expert-level knowledge of AWS, Azure, Windows, and Linux (RHEL, Bottle Rocket).
• Hands-on experience with Flexera FNMS and discovery agents.
• Strong understanding of complex networking and security configurations.
• Demonstrable track record as a hands-on problem solver in enterprise-scale environments.
• UK Security Clearance (SC/DV) or ability to obtain.

Core Competencies

• Technical leadership with a “doer's mindset”.
• Analytical and solution-focused under pressure.
• Ability to balance detail with a wider architectural perspective.
• Collaborative team player with mentoring capability.

Equal Opportunity & Company Information

Eligo Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Eligo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive and equitable environment for employees and applicants. We actively celebrate and embrace differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, and disability. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences and all will be considered for employment without discrimination. At Eligo Recruitment diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to achieving our mission to ensure every workplace reflects the richness of human diversity