Lead Azure DevOps Engineer – London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle

Salary: £60,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Were looking for someone perceptive, personable, culturally sensitive, and emotionally intelligent, who can collaborate effectively in a matrix organisation.
• You can use cloud-native products to build bespoke applications from scratch.
• You have experience leading a team of four or more engineers and serving as the technical owner of a project.
• You have Azure platform DevOps, infrastructure automation, and deployment experience.
• You hold an expert-level Azure certification, such as AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert or AZ-305 Solutions Architect Expert.
• You have demonstrable experience automating operations tasks with one or more scripting languages.
• You have experience creating or maintaining production software delivery pipelines using common CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab.
• You have deep experience with Azure across PaaS and IaaS hosting models; Azure is the primary platform for this role.
• You have hands-on experience with a second major cloud platform, ideally AWS, and can operate credibly across more than one cloud.
• You have experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM.
• You have strong client-facing skills, including regular communication with senior stakeholders and the ability to explain complex architectures to non-specialists.
• You have experience delivering alongside client teams and third-party suppliers, influencing work without directly controlling it.
• Youre committed to self-improvement and learning, including learning new programming languages, and take a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• You have experience mentoring or managing junior engineers.
• You have experience using AI or agentic techniques in your work, such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code, and are enthusiastic about encouraging their adoption across a team.
• You are required to hold active SC clearance for this role.
• Desirable: Experience supporting and operating production systems.
• Desirable: Experience migrating or re-hosting legacy workloads into Azure, including networking and hybrid connectivity.
• Desirable: Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Desirable: AWS or GCP cloud certifications in addition to Azure certification.
• Desirable: Exposure to Azure AI/ML services such as Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or Azure Machine Learning.
• Desirable: Python coding skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering teams on client engagements and act as the technical owner of projects.
• Build bespoke applications using cloud-native products and help solve clients engineering challenges.
• Communicate with client stakeholders and guide delivery alongside client teams and third-party suppliers.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, and help drive the adoption of AI and agentic techniques across a team.
• Spend most of your time on client work, with the remainder on internal projects, training, and development.

Technologies:

• AI
• ARM
• AWS
• Ansible
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Claude Code
• Cloud
• Copilot
• DevOps
• GCP
• GitHub
• GitLab
• IaaS
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• Matrix
• PaaS
• Python
• Terraform

More:

Were Credera, a global consulting firm combining transformational consulting, industry knowledge, and AI and technology expertise to deliver customer experiences and growth. Our engineers take a holistic, collaborative approach to client challenges, working with users to create minimum viable products that are ready for use. Our projects span cloud platforms and engineering, including Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, streaming analytics, and CI/CD. We offer a collaborative learning environment, a competitive salary of £80,000–£99,000, and a comprehensive benefits plan. This is a full-time role based in London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds, or Manchester. Omnicom policy requires employees to work in the office at least three days a week, unless their agency or manager directs otherwise; some teams require five days. Were part of the OPMG Group of Companies, within Omnicom Group, and are committed to inclusive teams and developing exceptional talent.

last updated 40 week of 2026