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Contract

Azure Platform Engineering Lead SC Cleared

Hays Technology
London
money-bag £550 - £600/day £600 p/d Inside IR35
Posted: 15 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Closing date: 14 November 2026
Ref: 225729851

Hays are now looking for an SC Cleared Azure Platform Engineering Lead for one of our government clients:

  • -600 p/d Inside IR35
  • Remote Working
  • Candidates must have experience with Azure Databricks
  • Current SC Clearance essential



Experienced hands-on Azure Platform Engineering Lead to lead an Agile engineering team delivering secure, scalable Azure infrastructure. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on platform engineering, sprint planning, quality assurance, HLD/LLD implementation and governance.

Essential skills

  • Strong Microsoft Azure platform engineering
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Functions
  • Terraform Infrastructure as Code
  • Azure DevOps Pipelines / CI/CD
  • Azure DevOps Repos / Git
  • Azure networking: VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, DNS
  • IAM / RBAC, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, Virtual Machines
  • Docker / Docker Compose
  • Trivy or similar security/vulnerability scanning
  • Bash and/or Python
  • Azure monitoring, alerting and troubleshooting
  • Experience in highly regulated/secure environments, including restricted/no-internet environments
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Proven technical leadership of platform engineering delivery


Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate Azure platform engineering across Agile sprints
  • Design, build, automate and support secure Azure infrastructure
  • Lead Terraform and Azure DevOps CI/CD delivery
  • Translate approved HLDs into LLDs and engineering tasks
  • Review and approve engineering work against quality and security standards
  • Manage technical risks, issues and dependencies
  • Mentor engineers and provide hands-on troubleshooting/support when required



If you have Azure Databricks experience, current SC Clearance and you''re interested in this role, click ''apply now'' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or send a copy of your CV to

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