Azure DevOps Engineer – Greenfield Cloud & CI/CD

AQA and AQA Affiliates; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education technology company seeks an experienced DevOps Developer for a 2-year fixed-term contract based in Milton Keynes. The successful candidate will work on a major greenfield project, focusing on building CI/CD pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in Azure. The role requires a blend of software development skills, cloud infrastructure experience, and proficiency in Azure DevOps tools. This position offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays + Christmas shutdown

Flexible hybrid working

Excellent pension (up to 11.5% employer contribution)

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of software development, especially C# and modern front-end frameworks.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Azure) and DevOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC tools like Bicep.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine CI/CD pipelines and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in Azure.
• Automate deployments and troubleshoot configuration, performance, and security issues.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Skills

Software development

Cloud infrastructure (Azure)

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

IaC tools (e.g., Bicep)

Git workflows

PowerShell

Azure CLI

YAML pipelines

SQL/NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading education technology company seeks an experienced DevOps Developer for a 2-year fixed-term contract based in Milton Keynes. The successful candidate will work on a major greenfield project, focusing on building CI/CD pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in Azure. The role requires a blend of software development skills, cloud infrastructure experience, and proficiency in Azure DevOps tools. This position offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.