Cloud DevOps Engineer

Luxoft; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in technology is looking for a skilled professional to manage and optimize cloud environments on Azure and AWS. Responsibilities include designing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring environment reliability through monitoring and logging, and implementing cloud security best practices. Successful candidates will demonstrate proficiency in Azure DevOps and a solid understanding of AWS services. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a prestigious client in the pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Azure DevOps including project configurations, repositories, pipelines, and environments.
• Good understanding of AWS services and cloud system design.
• Experience with cloud security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and manage scalable and secure cloud environments in Azure and AWS.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance optimization.

Skills

Proficiency in Azure DevOps

Good understanding of AWS services

Proficiency in Azure AD

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Azure Monitor

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Project description

The project is for one of the world's famous science and technology companies in pharmaceutical industry, supporting initiatives in AWS, AI and data engineering, with plans to launch over 20 additional initiatives in the future. Modernizing the data infrastructure through the transition to Snowflake as a priority, as it will enhance capabilities for implementing advanced AI solutions and unlock numerous opportunities for innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Ownership – Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline) to enable reliable and frequent deployments.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management – Build and manage scalable and secure cloud environments in Azure and AWS using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep).
• Environment Reliability & Monitoring – Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance optimization using tools like CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus.
• Automation & Configuration Management – Automate routine operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, or similar; ensure consistent configuration across all environments.
• Security, Compliance & Best Practices – Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, network controls, secrets management), ensure compliance with internal and industry standards, and support audit readiness.

Skills

Must Have

• Proficiency in Azure DevOps incl. project configurations, repositories, pipelines, and environments
• Proficiency in Azure AD incl. apps registration, and authentication flows (OBO, Client Credentials)
• Good understanding of AWS services and cloud system design

Nice to Have

• AWS CDK, Azure DevOps (ADO) pipelines, and proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with R and SAS is beneficial, particularly for data analysis and statistical modeling tasks
• Experience in regulated environment (GxP)