Team Lead - Information Technology

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Mode: Onsite

About Client Partner

Our client is a premier Business Process Management (BPM) and IT shared services provider operating under Sri Lanka’s largest listed corporate conglomerate. Renowned for delivering high-performance financial, technological, and corporate support services to global and local entities, the organization leverages cutting-edge cloud architecture, robust infrastructure, and continuous technological innovation to drive operational excellence.

About the Role

We are seeking a technical, hands-on Team Lead - Information Technology to oversee cloud infrastructure, system availability, and IT security. Reporting to IT Leadership, this role will provide technical leadership and mentorship to the infrastructure team while actively managing the Microsoft Azure estate, driving infrastructure security reviews, coordinating vendor activities, and leading IT projects from design to deployment.

Responsibilities

Azure Estate Management: Build, configure, and maintain the Microsoft Azure estate—including VMs, networking, storage, IAM, and PaaS services—ensuring high availability, security, scalability, and performance across the environment.
Security & Vulnerability Remediation: Run vulnerability scans and security reviews, analyze and prioritize findings, and perform hands-on remediation through patching, hardening, and configuration changes alongside internal teams and vendors.
Compliance & Policy Enforcement: Implement and enforce security controls and configurations that meet company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices for IT security and data protection.
Vendor & Service Management: Coordinate directly with vendors and service providers on infrastructure and cloud solutions, including sizing, deployment, troubleshooting, support escalations, and ongoing maintenance.
Technical Leadership & Delivery: Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the infrastructure team, driving IT projects hands-on from initial design and build through to testing and deployment.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree (completed or currently pursuing) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
Certifications: Currently pursuing or completed Azure certifications such as AZ-900 and AZ-104.
Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of progressive experience in IT Infrastructure, Cloud Administration, or Application Support.
Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (Virtual Machines, Storage, Networking, Backup & Security) and Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Entra ID (Azure AD), Firewalls, SD-WAN, and endpoint management solutions.
Operational Knowledge: Solid understanding of supporting enterprise applications, managing external vendors, and executing backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity practices.
Soft Skills: Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and leadership capabilities; self-motivated and adept at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive corporate remuneration and benefits package.
Dynamic, friendly, and exciting work environment within Sri Lanka’s leading listed corporate group.
Exceptional avenues for technical capability building, career advancement, and executive growth.