Role: Head of Platform Engineering (Azure)

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)

The Opportunity

A technology-led organisation in Birmingham is investing heavily in its Microsoft Azure cloud platform and is looking for a strategic Head of Platform Engineering to lead, scale and mature its cloud capability.

This is a senior leadership role focused on building a secure, scalable, Azure-first platform that enables engineering teams to deliver high-quality software at speed. You’ll own the Azure strategy, DevOps maturity, cloud governance and platform roadmap.

The Role

As Head of Platform Engineering, you will:

• Define and execute the Azure cloud strategy aligned to business growth
• Build and lead a high-performing Platform / DevOps / SRE function
• Own Azure architecture, governance, security and cost optimisation
• Lead Kubernetes strategy (AKS) and containerisation standards
• Oversee CI/...