Azure Platform Lead

Job Title: Azure Platform Lead
Location: Remote (including national travel to TCFG sites)
Reports to: Head of Data Engineering
Salary: £70,000 – £75,000 plus car allowance and bonus

About The Compleat Food Group

 At The Compleat Food Group (TCFG), we’re on a mission to create great-tasting food that people love – and to do so in a way that’s better for people and the planet. As part of our digital transformation, we’re building a modern, scalable data and cloud ecosystem to support our growth and innovation.

The Role
We are seeking an experienced Azure Platform Lead to design, implement, and operate the cloud data platform foundation at TCFG. This is a hands-on technical role with end-to-end accountability for the Azure Landing Zone, security, networking, governance, and platform services that underpin our data platform and enterprise workloads.

You will work closely with the Head of Data Engineering, domain data teams, and IT Security to deliver a secure, scalable, and cost-optimised cloud environment. While the role is predominantly remote, it will involve travel to our sites across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones, including hub-spoke networking, RBAC, policies, compliance, and subscription strategy.
• Provision and manage core Azure services (ADLS Gen2, Key Vault, ADF, Synapse/Databricks, Functions, AKS, Logic Apps, SQL Server, etc.).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Bicep).
• Set up monitoring, logging, diagnostics, cost controls, and automation.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, enterprise security policies, and secure-by-design principles.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to enable secure workloads and provide reusable templates and guidance.
• Mentor engineers on cloud networking, security, and automation best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of cost, performance, and reliability while staying up to date with new Azure services.

Essential Experience & Skills

• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Security).
• Proven expertise in designing and deploying enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones.
• Strong knowledge of VNets, VPN, ExpressRoute, Firewalls, Bastion, NSGs, and Private DNS/Endpoints.
• Proficiency in Terraform and/or Bicep, with strong GitOps practices.
• Experience with Azure Storage (ADLS Gen2), ADF, Synapse/Databricks, Key Vault, Functions, and AKS.
• Strong understanding of Azure AD, RBAC, Managed Identities, and PIM.
• Skilled in monitoring, cost management, scripting (PowerShell/Python), and CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions).
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Azure certifications (AZ-305 Architect, AZ-400 DevOps, AZ-104 Admin).
• Experience in data platform projects (e.g. medallion architecture, data mesh).
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Previous experience in food manufacturing or consumer goods.

Why Join Us?

At The Compleat Food Group we’re on a mission to create tasty food that’s better for people and the planet — we call it ‘Food to Feel Good’.

We pride ourselves on being a business that gives equal emphasis to HOW we operate as well as the financial results we achieve.

Our 6000 (and growing) fantastic people make this possible. They are passionate about creating delicious products for UK consumers, leading retailers, and our exciting, market-leading brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.

Benefits to Include:

• 33 Days annual leave
• 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
• Online and High-street retailer discount scheme 
• Employee well-being and community support groups
• Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
• Charity Initiatives and Team events
• 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
• Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
• Online Wellbeing benefits
• Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
• Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount

The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive. We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. 

 Recruitment Agencies We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.

How to Apply:

If you’re passionate about creating safer, smarter, and more sustainable workplaces — we’d love to hear from you.