Lead Azure DevOps Engineer- London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle
Summary
Lead a team of 4+ engineers as technical owner, delivering Azure DevOps, infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines on client projects at a technology consultancy. Core stack is Azure (PaaS/IaaS) with Terraform/Bicep/ARM, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and GitLab; active SC clearance is required.
As an Engineer at Credera you will drive client delivery as a technical leader, shaping cloud-native solutions and strong engineering practices. You’ll work on diverse client projects, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn complex architectures into practical outcomes. The role blends hands-on delivery with internal learning, enabling you to grow while delivering significant impact. This opportunity suits engineers who thrive in a collaborative, fast-growing tech consultancy and want to influence transformation across multiple cloud platforms.
Pay / Benefits- Competitive salary (80,000 - 99,000)
- Comprehensive benefits plan
- Great company culture
- Growth and entrepreneurial environment
- Lead a team of 4+ engineers and serve as the technical owner of projects
- Own and drive Azure Platform DevOps, infrastructure automation and deployment
- Deliver production software delivery pipelines using CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab)
- Work across Azure (PaaS and IaaS) with credible cross-cloud capability (AWS desirable)
- Apply Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
- Maintain strong client-facing communication with senior stakeholders
- Collaborate with client teams and third-party suppliers to influence outcomes
- Mentor and develop junior engineers and pursue self-improvement including new languages
- Utilize AI or Agentic tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and foster adoption within the team
- Hold active SC clearance as required
- Experience leading a team of 4+ engineers and acting as technical owner
- Azure Platform DevOps, Infrastructure Automation & Deployment experience
- Expert-level Azure certification (e.g. AZ-400 or AZ-305)
- Scripting to automate operations tasks
- Production pipelines using CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab)
- Deep Azure experience across PaaS and IaaS
- Hands-on experience with AWS (desirable)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
- Strong client-facing skills and ability to simplify architecture for non-specialists
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with client/supplier teams
- Willingness to learn new programming languages and approaches
- SC clearance (active)
- Strong interpersonal and emotional intelligence
- Collaborative, matrix-organisation experience
- Pragmatic problem-solver
- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab)
- Azure (PaaS/IaaS)