Azure Lead Devops platform engineer

LA International; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for a high-performing Agile delivery team building, automating and supporting secure cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure.

You will design, implement and govern cloud solutions, lead governance activities and drive secure, scalable engineering practices across the Azure landscape in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance is required.
• Proven leadership of Azure platform engineering in regulated environments.
• Experience implementing IaC with Terraform and secure cloud practices.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for an Azure platform engineering team.
• Plan platform activities across sprints; ensure backlog readiness and alignment to milestones.
• Direct sprint planning, refinement, delivery, review and retrospectives; remove blockers.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and secure release processes.

Skills

Azure

DevOps

Terraform

Python

Bash

Agile/Scrum

SC clearance

English fluency

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Azure Repos/Git

Docker

Trivy

Databricks

Job description

Lead Azure DevOps / Platform Engineering Lead

SC cleared

Contract: 16/11/2026 to 31/05/2027

Inside IR35

This is for a significant key role recognised by the client.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Active SC clearance required.

LOCATION

Remote, with occasional meetings in London. Onshore.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for a high-performing Agile delivery team responsible for designing, building, automating and supporting secure cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure.

LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and direction, assigning work according to priorities, capabilities, dependencies and the project plan.
• Plan platform engineering activity across sprints and delivery increments; ensure the backlog is technically ready, sequenced and aligned to milestones.
• Direct sprint planning, refinement, delivery, review and retrospectives; remove blockers and escalated constraints.
• Support the project plan with estimates, sequencing, dependencies, progress updates and forecasts.
• Record material technical and delivery decisions in the decision log.
• Provide governance reporting on delivery status, quality, risks, dependencies, decisions and actions.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong Azure platform experience: Databricks, Azure Functions, IAM/RBAC, Storage Accounts, Networking, Virtual Machines, Key Vault, Monitoring and Alerting.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Azure DevOps Pipelines and CI/CD implementation.
• Azure DevOps Repos/Git and branching strategies.
• Docker and Docker Compose.
• Security and vulnerability scanning using Trivy or similar.
• Bash and/or Python scripting and automation.
• Azure networking: VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints and DNS.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Azure environments.
• Experience in highly regulated/secure environments, including solutions without Internet access.
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.