Azure DevOps Engineer

Brio Digital Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Brio Digital Limited is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a major NHS programme. You will design and run CI/CD pipelines, while managing Azure infrastructure with Terraform or Bicep.

The role emphasizes security controls, compliance, and reliable releases across multiple environments. You should have hands-on Azure DevOps, Terraform/Bicep IaC skills, and a background in NHS or government projects.

Qualifications

• Proven NHS or UK government programme experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and Repos.
• Experience with IaC using Terraform or Bicep; scripting in common shells.
• Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Provision and manage Azure infrastructure using IaC (Terraform or Bicep).
• Automate builds, testing and releases across environments.
• Monitor platform health, performance and cost; optimize where needed.
• Build security and compliance controls into pipelines and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with developers, testers and architects to ensure smooth releases.
• Support incident response and troubleshoot live services.
• Document processes, environments and runbooks.

Skills

NHS/government experience

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Security best practices

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Bicep

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

AKS

Azure Monitor

Job description

Azure DevOps Engineer

Roughly 1 day a month in London

Rate: £500/day Inside IR35

Duration: Until 31st March 2027

Sector: NHS programme

Overview

We're looking for an Azure DevOps Engineer to join a major NHS programme. You'll build and run the pipelines and cloud infrastructure behind services used across the health system. This role needs someone who has delivered in NHS or government environments before and understands the standards and assurance that come with them.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Provision and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Bicep)
• Automate builds, testing and releases across multiple environments
• Monitor platform health, performance and cost
• Build security and compliance controls into pipelines and infrastructure
• Work closely with developers, testers and architects to keep releases smooth
• Support incident response and troubleshoot issues in live services
• Document processes, environments and runbooks

Key Requirements

• Proven experience on NHS or UK government programmes
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and Repos
• Solid Azure experience covering compute, networking, storage and identity
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• Experience with containers (Docker) and orchestration (AKS or Kubernetes)
• A good understanding of security best practice in cloud environments

Desirable

• Experience with NHS Digital or NHS England platforms and standards
• Knowledge of GDS Service Standard and government assurance processes
• Monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics or Grafana
• Azure certifications (AZ-400, AZ-104)