Platform Engineering Lead / Azure / DevOps / Cloud / Terraform / Permanent / Cardiff / Hybrid Vivo Talent are looking for a forward-thinking Platform Engineering Lead to take ownership of two critical platform teams - one supporting the on-premise estate and the other driving their evolution to a cloud-native Azure environment.This is a high-impact role where you''ll define technical direction, elevate engineering standards and lead the transformation of their core platform into a modern, scalable and resilient ecosystem. What you''ll be doing Lead the strategy and architecture across on-prem and Azure platformsDrive adoption of cloud-native design, IaC, automation and DevOps best practicesOversee the migration from legacy systems to Azure, balancing risk and deliveryGuide teams through complex technical challenges across infrastructure, networking and operationsChampion reliability, scalability and performance across the platformPartner with product, security and engineering leaders to align on strategy and priorities What we''re looking for Strong background in platform engineering across on-prem and cloud environmentsDeep expertise in Azure, cloud architecture, networking and securityHands-on experience with Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD and automationSolid understanding of containers, orchestration and modern deployment patternsProven ability to solve complex platform challenges and influence technical decisionsExperience leading and developing engineering teams Nice to have