Senior Technical Engineer

Overview

In this role you will provide hands-on technical leadership for enterprise-scale Azure solutions, shaping end-to-end design and delivery. You will collaborate with product, delivery, and business stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, and high-quality outcomes. You’ll own architectural decisions, set standards, and apply AI thoughtfully in delivery. This is a chance to influence cloud strategy within a global, values-driven culture. You will connect technology with Howden’s mission to drive change across a multinational team.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hours
• hybrid working
• reasonable adjustments

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical design of Azure-based solutions ensuring quality, scalability, resilience, and security
• Define and govern cloud and app service patterns and best practices
• Act as senior technical authority for Azure projects and guide design decisions
• Lead hands-on development with .NET/C#, APIs, microservices, and Azure PaaS services
• Oversee code quality via design and code reviews; drive continuous engineering improvements
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis
• Design and implement Azure solutions (App Services, Functions, SQL, Storage, Service Bus, Kubernetes) and integration services (Logic Apps, Event Grid, API Manager)
• Champion DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC, release management) using Azure DevOps or equivalent
• Mentor and collaborate with engineers; support planning, estimation, and risk management
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and operational standards

Key requirements

• Strong experience as Technical Lead / Senior Engineer
• Extensive hands-on Azure cloud services experience
• Proficiency in .NET / C# and API-based architectures
• Experience designing microservices and data integrations
• Working knowledge of Azure AI services and Copilot/Power Platform integration
• Understanding of cloud architecture, security, networking, performance
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps pipelines
• Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration (AKS) is advantageous
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and communicate with non-technical stakeholders
• Delivery-focused mindset with strong problem-solving skills

• Strong communication skills
• Leadership and mentoring capability
• Collaborative/team-oriented approach
• Azure core services (App Services, Functions, SQL, Storage, Service Bus, Kubernetes)
• Azure integration services (Logic Apps, Function components, Message Bus, Event Grid, API Manager)
• .NET / C# development

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