Cloud Platform Lead 80 - 100 % (f/m/d)

As Cloud Platform Lead, you own the end-to-end cloud infrastructure and platform strategy for Digital Health Solutions — Hamilton Medical's dedicated Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) business unit. The unit develops cloud-based applications including a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for critical care ventilation. 

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you are the single accountable owner for the Azure cloud environment: from day-to-day operations and incident response to long-term platform strategy, infrastructure-as-code foundations, security governance, and cost management. You work in a startup-like environment in close collaboration with the dev team with a high degree of autonomy and will be instrumental in maturing the platform as the products scales. 
 

Key Responsibilities:
 

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations 

• Own the Azure cloud environment end-to-end, including tenant administration, identity and access management (IAM), subscription governance, and resource organisation 

• Ensure platform reliability through proactive capacity planning, performance monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery processes 
   

Platform Engineering 

• Build and maintain reusable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) building blocks that enable engineering teams to ship reliably and safely 

• Define and enforce platform standards across environments (development, staging, production) 
   

Platform Strategy & Roadmap 

• Own the cloud platform strategy and multi-quarter roadmap, aligning infrastructure evolution with product and business requirements 

• Communicate platform decisions and trade-offs clearly to a non-cloud-expert leadership team 
   

Cloud Security & Compliance 

• Establish and maintain cloud infrastructure security standards in alignment with relevant frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2) 

• Govern the collaboration with the external virtual CISO (vCISO), ensuring accountability and follow-through on security requirements 
   

Cost Management 

• Monitor, forecast, and optimise cloud spend; present cost reports and recommendations to leadership 

Must-have 

• Proven hands-on experience owning Azure cloud infrastructure in a production environment (IAM, networking, compute, storage, monitoring) 

• Strong infrastructure-as-code skills 

• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with minimal management overhead 

• Highly structured and analytical approach to problem-solving, with the ability to communicate clearly to non-technical stakeholders 
   

Beneficial 

• Experience with cloud-based SaMD or regulated healthcare software environments 

• Familiarity with information security frameworks: ISO 27001, SOC 2, or equivalent 

• Experience engaging with external security partners (vCISO, pen-test providers, auditors) 
   

Profile 

• Strong bias towards action — moves decisively in ambiguous environments rather than waiting for perfect information 

• Comfortable owning critical infrastructure and taking full accountability for outcomes 

• Self-starter who takes ownership and drives outcomes without being asked 

• Comfortable building structure and process from scratch in a startup-like setting 

• Communicates proactively and transparently with engineering peers and leadership alike