Azure Lead Developer – CI/CD pipelines, IaaS,PaaS and SaaS – Familiarity with DevOps and Agile

Position Overview:

My client, an insurance organisation in London is looking for a permanent Azure Lead Developer.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide technical guidance
Design, code, and test Azure solutions
Lead and mentor a development team to ensure high-quality solutions
Ensure Azure solutions are built to best practices and standards, and are secure and scalable
Stay current with new features and capabilities in the Azure and cloud platforms
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the Azure estate
Provide regular progress updates and reports to management
Line management of a team of developers
Contribute to the design authority and help grow it into a Cloud Centre of excellence
Collaborate and provide oversite to MSP and delivery Third parties
Collaborate with the QA function to ensure Quality is implemented throughout the SDLC
Assist the IT Delivery manager with refining and improving the SDLC
Key Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
5+ years of experience in Azure and cloud technologies
Extensive experience in cloud computing, specifically with Microsoft Azure.
Strong technical skills in Azure technologies, including Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, and Azure Active Directory.
Strong experience in developing, deploying, and maintaining applications on Azure using CI/CD pipelines and Release pipelines
Proven track record of leading a team of developers in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in delivering projects on-time and within budget.
Understanding of security, scalability, and performance optimization in the cloud.
Familiarity with DevOps , DevSecOps Test Driven Development Release management and Agile methodologies , Branching Strategies , Version Control processes
Experience in using Azure Devops ,Kubernetes, Container technologies and other CI/CD tools
Excellent leadership and experience in project management and Agile delivery.
Strong understanding of cloud security and privacy.
Good understanding of software development best practices and methodologies.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to understand business requirements and develop solutions that meet them.
Experience In using different version control tools and branching strategies
Experience with designing, Consuming and implementing API’s using Microsoft integration Tools
Experience in different web technologies Rest, Soap , WebApi’s
Experience with using IaaS , PaaS,SaaS
Experience with Scripting, Microsoft and Other Development Technologies ; C# , powershell ,java , PHP