Technical Lead (Azure Platform & Security)

As a Technical Lead (Azure Platform & Security), you will be part of the Azure & Cloud Solutions capability. You will work on client-facing projects, and you will contribute towards the strategic direction of this team., * Technical Leadership: Lead a team of infrastructure engineers and platform specialists, acting as a hands-on mentor for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) standards and automation-first principles.

• Workshop & Stakeholder Management: Facilitate strategic workshops to define cloud strategy, perform migration readiness assessments, and present complex platform architectures to C-suite and technical stakeholders.
• Migration & Transformation: Design and oversee large-scale data centre exits and "re-platforming" projects, ensuring minimal business disruption and optimal resource alignment.
• Governance & WAF Assurance: Conduct formal Well-Architected Framework (WAF) reviews and implement Azure Policy and governance guardrails to ensure security, cost-optimisation, and operational excellence.
• Platform Engineering: Establish and refine the Azure Landing Zone strategy, focusing on scalable hub-spoke networking, identity integration, and shared service models.

Government Standards Compliance: Ensure all infrastructure designs and migration patterns align with (UK) Government technology standards and security classifications.

Technical Expertise

• AI-First Engineering: Proficiency in leveraging GitHub Copilot to accelerate the development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and using Model Context Protocol (MCP) to integrate AI agents with platform monitoring and diagnostic data.
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Mastery of Bicep, Terraform for the automated deployment of enterprise-scale environments.
• Azure Platform Services: Extensive experience with Azure Networking (vWAN, ExpressRoute, Firewall), Identity (Microsoft Entra ID/RBAC), and Governance (Azure Blueprints/Policy).
• Migration Tooling: Deep knowledge of Azure Migrate, specialist discovery tools, and modern data centre exit strategies.
• Security & Operations: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Sentinel, and monitoring suites (Log Analytics/Azure Monitor).

Architecture & Principles

• Framework: Expert-level understanding of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF). Experience in advice and implementation of the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework.
• Design Patterns: Solid grasp of cloud-native infrastructure patterns, including Zero-Trust security, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• FinOps: Experience in cloud cost management and optimisation to ensure business value for large-scale deployments., * Experience: Ideally 8+ years in IT infrastructure, with at least 5+ years focused on Azure platform engineering and migrations.
• Consulting Excellence: Exceptional ability to communicate technical risks and architectural decisions to non-technical business leaders.
• Certifications: Microsoft Azure certifications (such as AZ-305 Solutions Architect Expert or AZ-104 Administrator Associate) are essential.

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