Azure DevOps Lead 3 month contract with a view to extend INSIDE IR35 Immediate start Nottingham- 5 days onsite per week I am currently recruiting on behalf of a leading Retailer in Nottingham for an Azure DevOps Lead to join an IT Data & Analytics Team. The role will be predominantly responsible for the delivery of a greenfield analytical environment hosted on Microsoft Azure. The role holder must have a deep understanding of cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft’s solutions in this space. Familiar working with delivery pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps for infrastructure as a code in cloud-based deployments. The successful candidate will be a hands on Team Leader of the DevOps Team within the IT Data & Analytics Team. The role will be predominantly responsible for the delivery of a cloud (MS Azure) technical platform. Managing a small team made up of on shore, off shore and 3rd party cloud and DevOps engineers. DevOps Establish DevOps function and Ways of Working Implement / evolve deployment strategy Evolve formal processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices. Oversee the day to day running of a DevOps team Team Management Be “Front of House” for the team Coach and Mentor team Coordinating resources Task allocation Project and platform tasks Be the quality gate for software releases Standards and coding reviews Skills Broad technical knowledge. Good understanding of data platform architectures ADO administration and setup Deployment pipelines and infrastructure Previous development experience essential (multiple languages) Minimum 3 years Azure experience- Azure DevOps, Databricks, Azure build pipelines Collaborative working with internal and external teams Excellent communicator both written and verbally Hands-on troubleshooting experience (Performance, Scalability, Reliability) The organisation is located in Nottingham, you’d be required to be onsite 5 days per week This is a 3 month contract initially and likely to be extended 12 months The role falls inside IR35 so you’d need to work via an umbrella company Please apply now to be considered