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Permanent

Cloud Platform Lead

Peterlee
money-bag £70000 - £80000/annum
Posted Yesterday

Cloud Platform lead  | County Durham| £70,(Apply online only) - 80,(Apply online only) per annum + Benefits

 

The Role

A rapidly growing, tech-led utilities business is on the lookout for a Cloud Platform Lead to help shape its cloud infrastructure and lead a high-performing platform team. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking organisation that''s redefining how technology supports essential services. You''ll be joining a company that invests heavily in cloud innovation, automation, and DevSecOps best practices - and where your ideas will genuinely influence the tech strategy. We’re looking for a strategic, collaborative engineering leader who can take ownership of the platform function and drive secure, scalable solutions across a growing Azure estate. You’ll manage a small, skilled team and work closely with senior tech and business stakeholders to shape and implement the wider technology roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading and mentoring a dedicated platform engineering team
  • Setting the platform/cloud strategy in collaboration with Architects
  • Designing secure and scalable cloud-native infrastructure (primarily Azure)
  • Promoting an automation-first culture across CI/CD and platform ops
  • Taking ownership of DevSecOps practices and cyber security leadership
  • Managing suppliers and platform-related budgets
  • Evaluating and introducing new tooling and technologies
  • Contributing to critical releases and deployments (some out-of-hours work may be required)

Key Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience leading teams and working cross-functionally with business & tech stakeholders
  • 5+ years in DevOps / Cloud-native infrastructure engineering (Azure-focused)
  • 3+ years in Cloud Security / DevSecOps, including tooling leadership
  • Strong hands-on background with:
    • Azure DevOps, Azure CAF, Well-Architected Frameworks
    • Kubernetes (AKS), cloud networking, compute & storage
    • Terraform, Bicep, YAML for Infrastructure as Code
    • C#/.NET (Framework, Core, .NET 8)
    • PowerShell, Python or Bash scripting
    • Identity and Access Management, B2C or federated authentication
    • Linux-based platforms for build/deploy environments

 

  • Advantageous: Exposure to AWS for business continuity

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