AI First Tech Lead (cloud-native Azure solutions)

Who We Are

Build. Scale. Sustain.

PALO IT is a global technology consultancy that crafts tech as a force for good. We design develop and scale digital and sustainable products and services to unlock value across the triple bottom line: people planet profit. We do the right thing and we do it right. Were proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion and a B Corp-certified company.

• We are small enough to care locally big enough to deliver globally (5 continents 18 offices 650 experts from 50 nationalities)
• We are robust and resilient (100% independent and 0 debt)
• We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we genuinely believe in and work as a collective intelligence
• We are positive courageous caring doers and committed to excellence

Your Role

As a Technical Lead focused on cloud-native Azure solutions you will lead a development team in defining and executing architecture strategies to create robust secure and scalable digital products.

• Define and maintain the technical architecture for Azure-based solutions including AKS ensuring best practices and alignment with business objectives.
• Establish technical standards in areas of development security deployment and observability.
• Lead critical technical decisions related to scalability performance and resilience of applications.
• Oversee the correct implementation of CI/CD Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices.
• Ensure compliance with best practices regarding security data protection and access control.
• Mentor team members and promote a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Who You Are

• Strong experience with Azure Cloud technologies including Azure Kubernetes Service Azure Container Registry Application Gateway IdentityServer and Azure DevOps (must).
• Proficient in Cloud Native Architecture and Microservices strategies (must).
• Knowledgeable in Zero Trust Security OAuth2 / OpenID Connect advanced CI/CD practices and API design (must).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code preferably Terraform (Desirable).
• Knowledge of Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights FinOps Chaos Engineering and SRE practices (Desirable).
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences (must).
• Strong negotiation and strategic decision-making skills especially under uncertainty (must).
  

AI-Native Engineering (Core Expectation)

• UseGenerative AI coding tools(e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor) as a first-class engineering assistant for:
• Code scaffolding and refactoring
• Code generation and optimisation
• Test-cases and documentation generation
• Build applications through AI-driven development practices including:
• AI-assisted debugging and troubleshooting
• Intelligent code completion and pattern recognition
• Automated documentation generation
• Apply prompt engineering best practicesfor reliable repeatable engineering outcomes.
• Validate GenAI output(determinism checks guardrails fallback logic).

More About PALO IT

Were eager to adapt to change learn from our experiences and move to meet our planets urgent needs. We are continuously taking action to:

• Become a climate net-zero company
• Deliver projects with a positive impact
• Train 100% of our workforce on impact
• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe
• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness

Our clients are among the worlds most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s SMEs and start-ups who aim to make an impact become global leaders and address the worlds most complex challenges.

What We Offer

• Stimulating working environments
• Unique career path
• International mobility
• Internal R&D projects
• Knowledge sharing
• Personalized training
• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship

For more on our team culture and benefits

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