Cloud Platform Lead

Cloud Platform lead  | County Durham| £70,000 - 80,000 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