Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer — CI/CD & IaC Expert

Ubds-Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UBDS Group is seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to drive secure, scalable cloud platforms and efficient delivery pipelines. You will own tasks from infrastructure automation to deployment, working with a team of cloud engineers and architects.

The role focuses on Azure, IaC (Terraform/Bicep), and CI/CD practices, with opportunities to implement security checks and modern deployment methods. A hands‑on, self‑starting engineer will fit well here in a supportive client‑facing environment.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure in a cloud engineering or DevOps role.
• Practical experience using Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines and repositories.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Understanding of automated cloud deployments and infrastructure provisioning.
• Working knowledge of Azure services, including networking, identity, compute and storage.
• Working knowledge of Azure Storage services, including Azure Files and storage accounts.
• Understanding of file sharing, SMB connectivity, access permissions and storage security.
• Experience with Git and source‑control practices.
• Good understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD processes.
• Some experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Understanding of cloud monitoring, logging and troubleshooting.
• Awareness of cloud security principles, identity and access management, RBAC and secure configuration.
• Experience investigating and resolving technical infrastructure or deployment issues.
• Understanding of cloud reliability, scalability and availability.
• Experience working within Agile or multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Good communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently on defined tasks while collaborating with senior engineers and technical specialists.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure and maintain Azure cloud environments and infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Create, support and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration and application deployments.
• Configure, manage and support Azure Storage services, including Azure Files and storage accounts.
• Support cloud‑based file shares, storage permissions and hybrid file storage solutions.
• Troubleshoot storage connectivity, access, permissions and performance issues.
• Assist with file storage migrations and integration with existing infrastructure.
• Support the development of reusable infrastructure modules and deployment templates.
• Implement automated testing, security checks and quality controls within deployment pipelines.
• Apply DevOps and DevSecOps principles across engineering activities.
• Work with Architects and senior engineers to implement cloud solutions based on agreed designs.
• Support Azure networking, identity, compute, storage and security services.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging and alerting across cloud environments.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure, pipeline and deployment issues.
• Support infrastructure changes, upgrades and platform improvements.
• Contribute to containerisation and modern application deployment practices where appropriate.
• Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures and operational runbooks.
• Work collaboratively within Agile delivery teams and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Azure

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD

PowerShell

Git

Security

Cloud networking

Automation

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Bicep

Git

PowerShell

Python

Job description

UBDS Group is seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to drive secure, scalable cloud platforms and efficient delivery pipelines. You will own tasks from infrastructure automation to deployment, working with a team of cloud engineers and architects.

The role focuses on Azure, IaC (Terraform/Bicep), and CI/CD practices, with opportunities to implement security checks and modern deployment methods. A hands‑on, self‑starting engineer will fit well here in a supportive client‑facing environment.