Azure Cloud Engineering Lead for Client Delivery

Jacobs; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 270,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

Lux Med medical care

Life insurance

Multisport card

Career development programs

Job summary

Jacobs is building a Digital Consulting practice in Poland and seeks a player-coach leader to build and lead the team from the ground up, combining people leadership, technical direction and hands-on delivery. You will work with clients and global teams to shape solutions and proposals, delivering Azure-based cloud projects.

You will grow engineers and consultants, contribute to discovery, solution design and delivery, and drive engineering excellence while collaborating with PA Consulting on

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or technology consulting, including experience leading technical teams.
• Strong hands-on technical background in cloud-based solution delivery, ideally within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, with the ability and willingness to contribute directly to client projects.
• Experience designing and delivering modern software and cloud solutions, with the technical depth to make and challenge architecture and technology decisions.
• Strong experience with .NET/C# and Microsoft Azure. Experience with Python, Azure data services and cloud infrastructure would be beneficial.
• Proven experience managing and developing engineers or other technical professionals.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Fluent English and Polish.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a cross-functional technical team, supporting recruitment, onboarding, performance and professional development.
• Develop both the technical and consulting capabilities of the team, including structured problem solving, client communication and proposal development.
• Contribute hands-on to client projects, particularly during discovery, solution design, prototyping and delivery, working alongside the engineering team when needed.
• Work directly with clients through discovery sessions and workshops, translating business needs into technical options, recommendations and actionable delivery plans.
• Shape technical solutions and delivery approaches for customer-specific and productized solutions, primarily using Microsoft Azure and related technologies.
• Contribute to bids and proposals alongside Jacobs and PA Consulting teams, including solution design, scope, estimates, delivery models and assumptions.
• Present technical solutions, recommendations and roadmaps to client stakeholders, including senior and executive audiences.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across software development, cloud architecture and AI-enabled solutions while promoting strong engineering practices across the team.
• Collaborate with global product managers and technical leads to support product roadmaps and build expertise within the Poland team.
• Act as a key link between the Poland team and global stakeholders and contribute to the broader leadership of the Digital & Data business in Poland.

Skills

Cloud architecture

.NET/C#

Azure

Team leadership

Client communication

English and Polish

Tools

Python

Azure data services

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Jacobs is building a Digital Consulting practice in Poland and seeks a player-coach leader to build and lead the team from the ground up, combining people leadership, technical direction and hands-on delivery. You will work with clients and global teams to shape solutions and proposals, delivering Azure-based cloud projects.

You will grow engineers and consultants, contribute to discovery, solution design and delivery, and drive engineering excellence while collaborating with PA Consulting on