At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Azure Cloud engineering, design, and automation in a dynamic financial services environment.
- Company: Join a leading financial services firm with a focus on innovation and technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, bonuses, and the flexibility of fully remote work.
- Other info: This role offers excellent career growth and the chance to work on exciting greenfield projects.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leading cloud projects and mentoring future engineers.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in Azure leadership, Terraform, and working in regulated environments.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Financial Service client is looking for a stand alone lead Azure Cloud Platform Engineer with excellent knowledge of Terraform and proven Azure platform leadership across enterprise scale PaaS. This is a Lead hands-on Cloud engineering role where you will be responsible for the design, build, automation and continuous improvement of Azure cloud platform services in a regulated FSA environment.
To be considered you must have worked in a similar Lead Azure cloud role. The role combines practical Azure engineering delivery with technical leadership, architectural design input, engineering mentoring and platform enablement. The successful candidate will lead by example, working directly on Azure platform services, Terraform modules, CI/CD pipelines, cloud networking, security controls, monitoring, resilience and operational supportability.
You will be comfortable supporting Azure releases (Cosmos, container apps, etc), working on a variety of greenfield and BAU projects, supporting engineers, working at the architecture level and more. Experience should include architecting Azure landing zones and Terraform based IaC frameworks, implementing multi-stage CI/CD pipelines and large scale platform delivery in a regulated environment.
Key Accountabilities:- Lead Cloud Engineering and Delivery
- Architectural Design and Technical Direction
- Infrastructure as Code and Platform Automation
- DevOps, CI/CD and Engineering Enablement
- Security Governance and Regulatory control
- Cloud networking, connectivity and integration
- Operational Resilience, Monitoring and Cost Optimisation
- Mentoring, Standards and Engineering Culture
- Azure platform leadership across enterprise scale PaaS
- Worked in a Lead Azure role
- Used to working in a regulated environment - ideally Financial Services
- Expert level knowledge of Terraform and DevOps (building and maintaining pipelines)
- Expert level knowledge of IaC and platform automation
- Used to working at a senior level with multiple stakeholders
- Proven experience leading cloud (Azure) engineering delivery
- Ability to mentor and coach when required
- A career that started in Infrastructure before moving into Cloud and Azure
If you are interested in this excellent lead Azure role please send your CV for a full brief. Candidates can only be considered if they have Lead experience in Azure, DevOps, Terraform etc in a regulated environment and have proven Azure platform leadership across enterprise PaaS.
This role is fully home based and candidates can be based anywhere across the UK. Salary is up to £100,000 + a good bonus + benefits + working from home. If you have the required skills and experience please send your CV in the first instance and ensure it details the required experience. Interviews soon.
Lead Azure Cloud Engineer, PaaS, Home Based employer: Fdo Consulting Limited
As a Lead Azure Cloud Engineer in a fully home-based role, you will join a forward-thinking financial services firm that prioritises innovation and employee development. With a competitive salary of up to £100,000 plus bonuses and benefits, the company fosters a collaborative work culture that encourages continuous learning and technical leadership, allowing you to make a significant impact while enjoying the flexibility of remote work across the UK.
