Azure Technical Lead – Cloud & DevOps
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Description
Position Description
At CGI, we design and operate secure, resilient cloud platforms that power critical services for enterprise clients. As an Azure Technical Team Lead, you will drive the delivery, optimisation and continuous improvement of complex Azure environments within a managed services setting. Combining hands-on expertise with technical leadership, you will guide DevOps practices, strengthen automation and ensure high-performing, secure cloud operations. This is an opportunity to influence platform strategy, mentor talented engineers and deliver measurable improvements in reliability, scalability and cost efficiency, supported by a collaborative environment where your leadership and innovation directly shape client success.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the se
At CGI, we design and operate secure, resilient cloud platforms that power critical services for enterprise clients. As an Azure Technical Team Lead, you will drive the delivery, optimisation and continuous improvement of complex Azure environments within a managed services setting. Combining hands-on expertise with technical leadership, you will guide DevOps practices, strengthen automation and ensure high-performing, secure cloud operations. This is an opportunity to influence platform strategy, mentor talented engineers and deliver measurable improvements in reliability, scalability and cost efficiency, supported by a collaborative environment where your leadership and innovation directly shape client success.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the se
cure nature of the programme, you must hold Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible to obtain it. Whilst this is a hybrid position you should expect to work on client site in Nottingham for 2/3 days a week as required.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of Azure and DevOps engineers, taking ownership of platform health, operational stability and continuous service improvement. You will remain hands-on, designing scalable and secure Azure architectures while driving automation-first practices through Infrastructure as Code and optimised CI/CD pipelines. By embedding strong governance, monitoring and cost management controls, you will ensure platforms remain resilient, high-performing and aligned to client needs.
You will oversee incident response, guide root cause analysis and implement preventative improvements, working closely with stakeholders to maintain transparency and trust. Through technical leadership and collaboration, you will strengthen engineering capability while shaping the evolution of enterprise Azure environments within a managed services model.
Key responsibilities:
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of Azure and DevOps engineers, taking ownership of platform health, operational stability and continuous service improvement. You will remain hands-on, designing scalable and secure Azure architectures while driving automation-first practices through Infrastructure as Code and optimised CI/CD pipelines. By embedding strong governance, monitoring and cost management controls, you will ensure platforms remain resilient, high-performing and aligned to client needs.
You will oversee incident response, guide root cause analysis and implement preventative improvements, working closely with stakeholders to maintain transparency and trust. Through technical leadership and collaboration, you will strengthen engineering capability while shaping the evolution of enterprise Azure environments within a managed services model.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead & Mentor – Guide and develop a high-performing Azure/DevOps team.
To succeed, you will bring strong hands-on Azure platform expertise combined with proven technical leadership experience within cloud or managed services environments. You will be confident driving DevOps maturity, implementing Infrastructure as Code and leading teams through operational challenges while maintaining a focus on security, performance and continuous improvement.
Essential qualifications:
- Strong experience across Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking and identity services.
- Proven experience leading technical cloud or managed services teams.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.