Senior Technical Engineer (Azure)

Senior Technical Engineer (Azure) Permanent | London | Hybrid Circa £90,000 + Bonus + Benefits The Role This is a hands-on technical leadership position within a growing global insurance business, focused on designing, building, and delivering enterprise-scale solutions on Microsoft Azure. You'll be designing and building integrations, shaping engineering standards, and mentoring the engineers around you. If you want a role where you're genuinely close to the technical delivery rather than managing from a distance, this is it. Please note: This is not a pure DevOps role. We are seeking a hands-on Azure Technical Lead or Senior Engineer with strong experience across .NET, Azure PaaS services, integrations, APIs, and solution design. Whilst experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices is important, the primary focus is on delivering business solutions using Azure application and integration services. What you'll be doing • Designing and delivering enterprise-scale Azure solutions and integrations • Leading development across .NET/C#, APIs, microservices, and Azure PaaS services • Building integration solutions using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management, Azure SQL, and App Services • Driving engineering excellence through code reviews, technical standards, and best practices • Supporting CI/CD delivery and DevOps practices across development teams • Mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across projects • Collaborating with architects, product owners, delivery teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions What You'll Bring • Experience operating as a Senior Engineer or Technical Lead within Microsoft Azure environments • Experience collaborating with and providing technical guidance to external suppliers and delivery partners • Strong hands-on expertise across Azure PaaS services and cloud-native solution design • Deep .NET/C# development experience with APIs, microservices, and integration architectures • Experience delivering event-driven and messaging-based solutions using Azure integration technologies • Good understanding of Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices • Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or AKS would be advantageous • Familiarity with Azure AI services, Microsoft Copilot, AI Agents, or Power Platform integration would be beneficial Why Apply? You'll be joining an organisation investing heavily in cloud-native platforms, integration capabilities, and AI-enabled solutions. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the Azure technology landscape, influence engineering direction, and work on meaningful transformation programmes while remaining hands-on with modern Microsoft technologies.