Cloud Engineering Lead
Posted 4 days ago by i3
£850 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cloud Engineering Lead will oversee the cloud strategy and modernization efforts for a leading Specialist Insurer during a 6-month contract. This role requires a hands-on leader to design secure Azure environments and enforce best practices in DevOps and GitOps. The position is pivotal in ensuring the secure and scalable operation of the company's cloud infrastructure. The role involves mentoring a team and collaborating across the business to enhance cloud platform robustness and security.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and evolve the cloud adoption and modernization roadmap.
- Design and implement secure, multi-region Azure environments using Terraform.
- Enforce CI/CD best practices, GitHub Actions pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code standards.
Key Skills:
- Deep expertise in Azure cloud services and architecture.
- Strong Terraform skills (modular, reusable, production-grade code).
- Experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with AKS, Azure Container Apps, and Docker.
- Strong understanding of cloud security (RBAC, PIM, Key Vault, Defender, Policies).
- Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and KQL.
- Proven leadership and mentoring experience in engineering teams.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues.
Salary (Rate): £850 daily
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Cloud Engineering Lead
Azure, Terraform, AKS
Insurance Contract 6 months initially
Birmingham (3 days per week in the office)
£850 per day inside IR35
My client is a leading Specialist Insurer and they are seeking an experienced and versatile Cloud Engineering Lead to step into a pivotal role for paternity leave cover. This is a high-impact position responsible for leading my client's cloud strategy, driving modernisation efforts, and ensuring the secure, scalable, and cost-effective operation of their Azure-based infrastructure. You’ll be joining a forward-thinking, engineering-led environment where cloud is central to everything they do. This is your chance to shape delivery standards, mentor a talented team, and work across the business to ensure our cloud platforms are robust, secure, and future-ready.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead Cloud Strategy & Execution : Own and evolve our cloud adoption and modernisation roadmap.
- Architect Scalable Infrastructure : Design and implement secure, multi-region Azure environments using Terraform.
- Champion DevOps & GitOps : Enforce CI/CD best practices, GitHub Actions pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code standards.
Your Experience
We’re looking for someone who’s hands-on, strategic, and deeply technical. You should be comfortable switching between architecture discussions and debugging Terraform or AKS issues.
Must-Have Skills:
- Deep expertise in Azure cloud services and architecture
- Strong Terraform skills (modular, reusable, production-grade code)
- Experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with AKS , Azure Container Apps , and Docker
- Strong understanding of cloud security (RBAC, PIM, Key Vault, Defender, Policies)
- Experience with Azure Monitor , Log Analytics , and KQL
- Proven leadership and mentoring experience in engineering teams
- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues