Azure DevOps Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established MS partner in Manchester seeks a DevOps Support Engineer to manage Azure cloud environments and enhance security. The role involves collaborating with developers, designing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring high system availability. Ideal candidates are experienced with Azure, DevOps practices, and hold relevant Microsoft certifications.

Qualifications

• Proven DevOps background with a strong focus on collaboration.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience in application development within an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing management of Azure cloud environments.
• Ensuring high standards of cloud security.
• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Collaboration

Cloud Security

SQL Server Configuration

Disaster Recovery

Networking

Automation

Application Development

DevOps Practices

Education

Microsoft certifications: AZ-204 and AZ-400

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

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Client:

Hancock & Parsons Ltd

Location:

manchester, United Kingdom

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Job Views:

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

A well established MS partner is seeking a DevOps Support Engineer to join their team in managing their Azure cloud environments, providing overall support and solutions. If working with Azure DevOps is your bread and butter, then this opportunity could be for you!

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the management of Azure cloud environments, including both IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Ensuring high standards of cloud security through proactive monitoring and best practices.
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
• Collaborating closely with developers and testers to architect secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-based solutions.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven DevOps background with a strong focus on collaboration and culture-building.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, covering IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Real-time monitoring, including vulnerability scanning to ensure system security.
• Experience configuring SQL Server, Azure SQL, implementing back-ups and clustering for data integrity.
• Designing and maintaining highly available systems with disaster recovery / failover provisions.
• Strong knowledge of networks, firewalls, load balancing, server farms, and cloud topologies.
• Solid understanding of distributed source control systems, particularly Git and Microsoft DevOps.
• Automation using IaC tools, such as Terraform, Bicep, and Azure CLI.
• Hands-on experience in application development, technical architecture, or application support within an agile and continuous delivery environment.
• Microsoft certifications: AZ-204 and AZ-400.
• Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform.
• Knowledge and experience with other cloud providers, e.g. AWS.
• A background in software development on the Microsoft stack / .NET.
• An understanding of Content Management System, specifically Sitecore, Umbraco and Optimizely/EpiServer.