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Tech Lead | Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes | Bank-Grade Cloud Platform BuildReady to make your application Please do read through the description at least once before clicking on Apply.600-700 p/d (Outside IR35)5-month initial contract (extensions likely)Hybrid: London (2 days/week on-site)The RoleJoin a newly formed Cloud Platform Engineering team building a greenfield Azure platform for a regulated banking venture. As Tech Lead, youll drive technical delivery across a team of ten engineers, staying hands-on while setting the standard for Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps, and platform engineering.Youll work at the intersection of architecture and delivery, ensuring solutions are built securely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a people management one.What Theyre Looking For (Non-Negotiables)Tech Lead / Principal Engineer experience on large-scale Azure platform buildsAzure Cloud expertise (enterprise-scale landing zones, networking, security, governance)Expert-level Terraform for modular, composable infrastructure-as-codeHands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environmentsDelivery leadership in DevOps-driven teams using GitHub Actions / Azure DevOpsProven ability to mentor engineers and embed technical standardsStrong grasp of Kanban / continuous-delivery workflowsWhat Youll Work WithAzure Cloud: CAF enterprise-scale architecture, policy automation, governanceTerraform: Modular provisioning, testing, and deployment patternsKubernetes: Workload orchestration and container managementCI/CD: GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines with end-to-end automationEvent-Driven Architecture: Kafka or similar messaging systemsMonitoring & Observability: Azure Monitor, Open Telemetry, Prometheus etc.Secure-by-Design Practices: Policy as Code, automated validation, compliance controlsNice to HavesExperience in regulated environments (banking, fintech, healthcare)Background in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps transformationExposure to FinOps / cost optimisationFamiliarity with Azure Enterprise Scale Landing Zones AcceleratorsMicrosoft certifications (AZ-400 / AZ-305 or equivalent)Why Join / ProjectsThis is your chance to shape a greenfield banking platform from day one, defining the standards, practices, and automation that will underpin a regulated enterprise cloudYoull have genuine technical ownership, influence how a modern engineering culture takes root, and see your work directly impact a mission-critical delivery. xjdpvnf (Option to extend or convert to permanent after initial term.)Tech Lead | Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes | Bank-Grade Cloud Platform Build