Lead Platform Engineer - Azure / DevOps in Westminster, London

We are seeking an experienced Lead Platform Engineer for an exciting interim opportunity within a complex digital environment.

Key details:

• Contract: Until April 2027 (posibility of extension)

  
  
  

• Location: London - 2 days per week onsite

  
  
  

• Rate: £750 per day

  
  
  

• IR35: Inside

  
  
  

• Clearance: Must be eligible for CTC

  
  
  

• Interview: Technical interview via Teams

  
  
  

Essential experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.

  
  
  

• Excellent .NET, REST API, Git and software engineering skills.

  
  
  

• Expertise in CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, containerisation and automation.

  
  
  

• Proven technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.

  
  
  

• Experience building reusable platform capabilities, self-service tools and developer workflows.

  
  
  

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, ideal for someone who enjoys improving cloud platforms, driving engineering standards and enabling development teams. Candidates must be comfortable delivering technical improvements in an established environment, with a focus on knowledge sharing and practical outcomes.