Cloud Engineering Manager

Cloud Engineering Manager

£79,005–£88,149 per annum

Hybrid Working | Permanent | London

We're recruiting for an experienced Cloud Engineering Manager to lead a team of Cloud Engineers responsible for delivering and supporting a modern Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical leadership with hands-on cloud engineering, helping to shape cloud strategy while remaining close to engineering delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Engineers, promoting engineering best practice and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership across the Azure cloud platform and infrastructure.
• Design, build and support secure, scalable and resilient cloud solutions.
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and ideally Bicep.
• Work closely with Architecture, Security and Digital teams to deliver cloud transformation initiatives.
• Champion cloud governance, security, cost optimisation and operational excellence.
• Review technical designs and support engineers through mentoring and technical guidance.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Microsoft Azure platform engineering experience.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical engineering teams.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with Bicep highly desirable.
• Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Azure networking, identity and security (Entra ID).
• Cloud governance, automation and operational best practice.
• Experience delivering Azure cloud migration and transformation projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable

• Azure Landing Zones.
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• FinOps.
• Zero Trust.
• AWS or GCP exposure.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £79,005–£88,149.
• Hybrid and flexible working.
• Opportunity to lead a talented engineering team.
• Work on large-scale cloud transformation programmes.
• Excellent pension and benefits package.