Lead Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Senior Engineering Lead – Azure Cloud Data PlatformWork Location: Cardiff, UK (Hybrid - once a week working from office)Job Description: Key ResponsibilitiesProvide strategic guidance and technical leadership to the Nucleus product team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and cloud best practices.Support, develop and evolve a consumer-grade practitioner-facing self-service portal product, ensuring exceptional user experience and seamless functionality.Design and implement cloud-native solutions, with a focus on serverless architectures, microservices, and scalable infrastructure.Offer hands-on support in cloud architecture while maintaining a focus on strategy and advisory in other areas.Leverage expertise in Azure cloud platform, Azure DevOps, and DevOps principles to drive innovation and operational excellence.Required Skills and ExperienceEssentials:Established experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, and analytics platforms.Proficiency in the Azure cloud platform, Azure DevOps, and serverless cloud architecture.Strong hands-on experience with Azure-native serverless components including Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and Event Grid.Experience with Azure messaging and integration services, particularly Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, and API Management.Demonstrable expertise in Azure data services including Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure Data Lake Storage.Familiarity with Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and other Azure database technologies.Strong understanding of DevOps principles, infrastructure-as-code patterns (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates), and networking concepts.Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.Desirable:Experience designing and implementing data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and real-time streaming solutions.Experience integrating AI into products and/or platforms is advantageous.