Job Description

CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK's most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country.



We are a team of creators - whether that's code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.



Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don't just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low.

Join us on our journey... Let's create something awesome, together, today.

Role Overview

As Cloud Capability Lead at CreateFuture, you will own the growth, excellence and culture of our Cloud capability--comprising Cloud and DevOps engineers delivering transformative client work. You will ensure the team is technically outstanding, motivated, well-supported and aligned with our values of challenging conventional thinking, caring deeply for colleagues, clients and their customers, and collaborating to ensure every voice is heard.



This is a senior, hands-on leadership role that combines engineering expertise, people leadership, strategic planning and commercial input. You'll line-manage senior engineers and Cloud Leads, lead by example through direct project involvement, and develop strong partnerships with technology providers like AWS, Azure and GCP.



You will work cross-functionally to ensure high-quality, scalable cloud solutions that support business and client outcomes--always with a strong focus on capability development, retention, and client satisfaction.



You will contribute to the future direction of the Cloud Capability by helping to define CreateFuture's cloud strategy and competitive differentiation in the market, identifying emerging technology opportunities for clients, making sure we continue to deliver highly impactful value for our client, and fostering an environment where Cloud and DevOps engineers achieve their best work and take pride in being part of something exceptional.

What You'll Be Doing

Define the Vision: Lead the evolution of our cloud capability roadmap in partnership with senior leadership. Champion Best Practices: Align our cloud approach with modern, cloud-native and DevOps best practices. Lead & Inspire: Line-manage Cloud Leads and senior engineers, fostering a culture of learning, feedback, and psychological safety. Grow the Capability: Establish clear development frameworks, reusable architectures, and performance KPIs. Deliver Excellence: Contribute to and assure high-quality technical delivery across complex cloud projects. Partner with Providers: Build strong relationships with AWS, Azure, and GCP to access training, insights, and collaboration opportunities. Support Sales & Strategy: Shape pre-sales solutions, estimates, and proposals while influencing client cloud strategies. Represent CreateFuture: Act as a thought leader in the cloud community through events, partnerships, and public speaking.

What You Bring

Deep technical expertise in cloud-native engineering, including CI/CD, containerisation, infrastructure as code, and platform architecture on AWS, Azure or GCP. Experience line-managing line managers and growing large, diverse teams. A track record of delivering complex cloud solutions as a senior engineer, architect, or technical lead. Proven thought leadership. You stay ahead of technology trends and help clients turn emerging capabilities into business-changing solutions. Excellent communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging C-level clients and technical stakeholders. A strategic mindset and commercial awareness to scale the capability and support business growth. Passion for building inclusive teams, developing talent, and maintaining a high-performing culture. Experience working in a consultancy, agency or high-paced delivery environment is essential.

What we'll offer you:

At CreateFuture, we challenge ourselves to go beyond the obvious and we care deeply about our craft and customers. With us, you'll have ambitious projects to sink your teeth into and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You'll be part of our safe, supportive and friendly culture - that looks after you - and join our team of genuinely great people.



Our benefits include:


Total 35 days holiday (we have flexible bank holidays) Comprehensive private medical insurance Enhanced parental and adoption leave Pension - matched up to 5%

View our complete list of benefits here.



We create and reinforce a culture that rewards employees' impact, not just activity. We trust our employees to work autonomously and promote ownership across all levels.

Next steps:

Our TA team aims to respond to all applications within a reasonable timeframe, regardless of if we are progressing with your application.



Our process:



30-minute call with one of our Talent Acquisition Team

1-hour Systems Design and Consultancy Interview

1-hour Take home test Presentation interview

1-hour People Leadership and Values interview


Our interview process is designed as an opportunity both for our interviewers to learn about your expertise, interests and motivations and for you to gain insights into CreateFuture, the role and the team. So, throughout the interview process you'll meet a few people from our Engineering team as well as other colleagues from different parts of the business to help you get a well-rounded view of the role and life at CreateFuture.


We believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills, and points of view help us build the best workplace possible, and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products.


We are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. As we strive to build an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves, we will continue to investigate and challenge biases, while working to identify and remove obstacles to inclusion. If you need additional support or accommodation during the application process, please don't hesitate to let us know.