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Cloud Platform Lead
Job Posted: 16 hours ago
Salary: £ 70,000 - 80,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Durham
Expire in: a month
Job Description
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
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