Azure DevOps/Platform Engineering Lead (SC - Inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced SC cleared 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.The successful candidate will retain strong hands-on platform engineering capability while setting technical direction, planning and coordinating the team''s work, assuring delivery quality, and supporting project governance. The role leads the development and maintenance of cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, deployment pipelines and secure, scalable solutions using modern DevOps practices.Working with Architects, Developers, DevOps Engineers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and delivery stakeholders, the Lead will translate priorities and approved architecture into an achievable engineering plan; direct sprint delivery; approve completed work; manage risks and dependencies; and ensure decisions and designs are documented and governed.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, ..... full job details .....