Contract Lead Azure Platform Engineer

Job Overview

We are recruiting for a Contract Lead Azure Platform Engineer (Contract). Start Date: ASAP. Location: Remote, but you must be able to travel to Manchester for some face-time.

Who We Are

AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014. We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure landing zones for a greenfield environment.


• Lead the discovery, design and iterative development of the Azure platform.


• Build secure, scalable and resilient cloud architectures aligned with enterprise best practice.


• Integrate Azure services with existing on-premise legacy estates.


• Work closely with the Solution Director (AI & Data) and wider stakeholders to define the platform roadmap.


• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance throughout the engagement.


• Support the adoption of Microsoft Fabric and associated Azure services where appropriate.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience architecting enterprise-scale solutions on Microsoft Azure.


• Proven expertise designing and implementing Azure Landing Zones within complex enterprise environments.


• Strong experience integrating Azure with on-premise infrastructure and legacy systems.


• Knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and its associated Azure services.


• Experience delivering greenfield cloud platforms from discovery through to implementation.


• Ability to develop cloud platforms iteratively, balancing immediate business needs with long-term scalability.


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.