Lead Cloud Engineer

Overview

Lead Cloud Engineer (Azure) – Fully Remote – 6+ Month Contract – Inside IR35 (~£600/day). We’re supporting a major UK critical-infrastructure organisation on a significant cloud platform evolution, delivered through a leading global IT services partner. This programme sits at the heart of a long-term digital transformation focused on modern engineering, platform reliability, and secure cloud adoption at scale.

They’re looking for a Lead Cloud Engineer to provide technical leadership to a Cloud DevOps function responsible for enabling change across a large, enterprise Azure estate. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll shape engineering direction, influence stakeholders, and ensure the cloud platform remains secure, current, and built on best practice foundations.

The Role

You’ll lead a Cloud DevOps team that underpins a complex Azure platform used across multiple business areas. The focus is on enabling teams to modernise app...