Cloud Platform Lead

Established in 1963, Fred. Olsen Ltd focuses primarily on the Renewable Energy, Forest Management, Logistics and Travel Sectors. Established and based in the UK, but operating globally, we operate with innovation, service and dependability in mind, and supply a central service function in Finance, HR, IT and Facilities services to the UK companies under our umbrella which include:

• The Natural Power Consultants
• ZX Lidars
• ZX Measurement Services

As a company we have a family culture, our success is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we are proud to create opportunities for everyone to thrive and grow.

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering Fred. Olsen Digital’s cloud transformation. Operating within our Platform & Cloud Tower, you will lead, design and engineer a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient Cloud platforms that underpin all business services. This is a technical leadership role where you will define engineering standards, build cloud landing zones, and embed automation, resilience, and Dev Ops practices to accelerate our transition to a platform-led operating model.

Working as part of our One Service Tower model
, you will collaborate across service domains to enable consistent, high-quality technology services for all group businesses. You will drive best practice in cloud security, governance, and cost optimisation, while supporting modernisation of applications and infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to lead from the front-moving the organisation from reactive infrastructure management to a mature, engineering-led cloud platform that enables innovation, reliability, and sustainable growth.

The role can be based from our Ipswich or Glasgow location
.

To act as the senior technical authority for cloud engineering across FO Digital, designing, building, and evolving a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient Azure-based platform that underpins all service towers and enables business growth.

The role is central to delivering the cloud transformation and platform-first strategy
, ensuring engineering standards, automation, and governance are embedded across Infrastructure & Service.

• Sits within Platform & Cloud Tower – accountable for Azure, hosting, platform engineering, and automation
• Provides deep technical capability supporting:
• Cloud landing zones, automation, and operational readiness
• Platform modernisation and infrastructure-as-code
• Fin Ops and cost governance integration
• Enables delivery of:
• Secure, reliable, scalable technology services across all FO businesses
• Design and implement Azure cloud platforms, landing zones, and reference architectures
• Define and enforce engineering standards for:
• Resilience, scalability, security, and performance
• Lead adoption of:
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Platform automation and Dev Ops practices
• Partner with architecture/governance forums to ensure alignment to enterprise guardrails
• Lead engineering delivery of cloud migration and modernisation initiatives
• Support transition from legacy/on-prem infrastructure to hybrid/cloud-first models
• Collaborate with:
• Applications teams (modernisation)
• Infrastructure teams (decommission / hybrid integration)

Act as the platform enabler across all service towers:

• Service Desk: Improve automation, monitoring, and resolution capability (shift-left)
• Modern Workplace: Ensure identity, endpoint, and collaboration services integrate into cloud platform
• Infrastructure & Network: Define hybrid connectivity, resilience, and DR patterns
• Applications & Data: Provide scalable hosting and data platform foundations Supports the end-to-end service model and shared accountability across towers
• Ensure cloud platforms are secure by design and aligned to ISO
  27001 / Cyber Essentials
• Embed:
• Identity and access controls
• Patching, vulnerability management, and monitoring
• Work with security stakeholders to enforce governance and audit readiness
• Work alongside Fin Ops capability to:
• Embed cost visibility and optimisation into platform design
• Drive:
• Business-aligned cost transparency