Job offer : Cloud Platform, Backup & DRP Tech Lead (Azure)

Skipper By Actual, is looking for an independent expert on behalf of a large multi-entity European group.

The context

The Group IT department is transforming its Infrastructure & Operations organization and creating a Cloud Platform team. This team designs and evolves the Group's common technical foundations. It provides IT teams with standardized, automated, secure, resilient, and cost-controlled cloud services.

Your mission

You are the senior technical lead for the platform. The role is 100% expertise-based: there is no hierarchical management, but you provide technical leadership to the team and maintain a strong operational component.

• Technical vision:

  • define the trajectory, standards, and reference components;

  • ensure consistency between cloud, network, identity, security, and backup;

  • stay updated on next-generation solutions (cyber-resilience, containers, AI applied to operations).

• Cloud foundations: design and evolve Azure and OVHcloud Landing Zones (management groups, subscriptions, policies, naming conventions). You also support the adoption of IaaS, PaaS, and containers.

• Industrialization: define Infrastructure as Code standards and develop reusable Terraform modules. You implement CI/CD pipelines and self-service provisioning, i.e., the automatic provision of environments.

• Resilience and backup

  • define the principles of high availability, BCP, and DRP;

  • conduct backup reviews;

  • manage restoration tests and recovery exercises, then follow up on the resulting action plans.

• Security and observability: implement IAM, RBAC, secret and certificate management. You also define standards for logs, metrics, and alerts.

• Technical leadership: lead design and code reviews, support engineers, and organize knowledge sharing.

• Projects and operations: provide level 3 expertise on major incidents and conduct root cause analyses. You also support country teams in adopting Group standards.

• FinOps: integrate costs into architectural choices, manage tagging and cost allocation, and propose optimization actions (resource adjustment, decommissioning).

• At least 8 years of experience in infrastructure and cloud. Experience in operations or production is highly appreciated.

• Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure: Landing Zones, IaaS, PaaS, networking, and governance.

• Proven expertise in backup, storage, BCP, and DRP:

  • market solutions (Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity…);

  • Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery;

  • SAN, NAS, and object storage.

• Proficiency in Terraform, Git, GitLab (or an equivalent tool), and CI/CD pipelines.

• Proficiency in PowerShell and knowledge of Python.

• Good knowledge of Kubernetes and AKS, IAM, RBAC, and Zero Trust principles, as well as monitoring tools.

• Experience with OVHcloud or a regulated environment is an asset.

• Appreciated certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, Terraform Associate, CKA/CKAD, FinOps Certified Practitioner, ITIL.

• Leadership without hierarchical authority, pedagogy, and ability to challenge suppliers.

• Professional French and English. You have already worked in an international or multi-entity environment.