Azure Platform Tech Lead & Cloud Architect | Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes | New Bank!
- £600-700 p/d depending on experience
- 5-month initial contract (extensions very likely)
- Outside IR35
- Hybrid: 1–2 days per week, ideally in London, otherwise remote
The Role
Our client is launching a greenfield, enterprise-scale Azure platform for a new US banking venture and is hiring two senior contractors to join the core engineering team.
- Tech Lead – You’ll provide hands-on delivery leadership for a team of around ten engineers. This is not a managerial role; you’ll stay close to the code, ensuring cohesion in delivery and embedding best practices around Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and platform engineering.
- Cloud Architect – You’ll define and connect the architectural components of the platform, ensuring the product integrates seamlessly across the wider business. This role is more about big-picture design and connectedness, guiding the platform’s technical direction.
(Strong candidates may fit either role or bring experience across both.)
Non-Negotiables experience:
- Azure expertise, specifically with Microsoft CAF enterprise-scale landing zones
- Kubernetes knowledge and production-level use at scale
- Terraform experience for Infrastructure as Code
- Platform / PaaS engineering experience
- DevOps-led environments, with strong collaboration skills
- Enterprise / Large Scale Azure projects
Tech Stack:
- Azure Cloud (CAF enterprise-scale, Microsoft accelerators)
- Kubernetes for orchestration
- Terraform for provisioning & automation
- GitHub for CI/CD pipelines and workflow
- Event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar)
Nice to Haves
- Broader event-based systems experience
- Kanban delivery and continuous refinement workflows
- Banking or other regulated-industry background
- Cloud-to-business integration (especially relevant for the Architect role)
Why Join / Projects
This is more than a delivery contract; it’s the chance to shape a guard-railed cloud platform that underpins a regulated banking architecture. You’ll help move a team from siloed engineering to a fully integrated platform model, with scope to expand across new business lines.
If you’re looking for a high-impact, greenfield build where your work sets the standard for years to come, this is it.
(The Tech Lead role also carries an option to convert to permanent.)
Azure Platform Tech Lead & Cloud Architect | Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes | New Bank!
