Job Description

The Company

Christie's, the world's largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing fresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values; Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders across our business.

Why This Role Matters

We are seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, particularly Platform as a Service (PaaS) technology, to join our platform engineering team. This is a strategic, hands-on role responsible for building and maintaining scalable and secure PaaS solutions that support modern application architectures.

As the technical lead, you'll play a key role in shaping the cloud landscape, mentoring engineers, and driving platform excellence across development, operations, and security.

How You'll Make an ImpactImplement scalable, resilient Azure PaaS architectures including App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps, Event Grid, Service Bus, Logic Apps, Cosmos DB , Azure SQL and API Management. Lead cloud-native application enablement, advising development teams on best practices for cloud adoption, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code. Drive automation using native scripting (AZ CLI and PowerShell), ARM and Bicep for Azure resource provisioning and configuration. Define and implement governance, security, and compliance policies for Azure PaaS environments. Optimize performance, cost, and availability of Azure-hosted services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, security, service management and architecture. Drive improvements in observability, increasing reliability and availability. Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing across the team. Stay current with Azure product changes and drive evaluation of new services and capabilities. Lead incident resolution and root cause analysis for platform-related issues.


What you'll bring to the teamStrong experience in architecting and delivering Azure PaaS solutions. Deep knowledge of services like Azure App Services, Functions, Azure Container Services, API Management, Event Hub/Service Bus, CosmosDB and Azure SQL. Proficient with infrastructure-as-code tools (Bicep, ARM). Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps). Solid scripting knowledge in PowerShell and use of Azure CLI. Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, RBAC, and Azure Policies. Strong understanding with networking in Azure (VNETs, private endpoints, network security groups, VNET peering and firewalls). Demonstrated experience in leading cloud engineering initiatives or projects. Microsoft Certified:

o Azure Solutions Architect Expert
o Azure DevOps Engineer Expert To really stand out you'll:Be Microsoft Certified:

o Azure Certified Security Engineer
o Azure Certified Network EngineerHave experience with containerization Docker, Azure Container Apps Have exposure to hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments (AWS) Have experience working in Agile delivery models. Be familiar with FinOps or cost optimization practices. Have experience working in Agile delivery models.


What's great about working for us25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave + Christie's Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec - 2nd Jan) - in addition to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family Additional 1 week's annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that's important to you Donation matching of up to 500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about Flexible Fitness Fund - 400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable) Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year) Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contribution from Christie's) Private Health Insurance - no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members Dental Insurance - (may be extended at personal cost) Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day Employee Assistance Programme - access to personal advice and support services including counselling Eyecare vouchers (once a year) Cycle to Work scheme Christie's Extras - discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops Seniorcare by Lottie, a comprehensive eldercare solution Robust family first policy:

? 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave
? Four-day week, for eight weeks, at full pay on return from Maternity Leave
? Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year
? The Stork Club: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea... Christie's reserves the right to change company benefits at any time*

Closing date: 27th July#LI-HYBRID