DevOps Engineer

Hayward Hawk; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Supportive engineering culture with modern tooling

Job summary

A prominent technology recruitment firm is seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer in Belfast. In this mid-senior level role, you will design and maintain Azure-based platforms while ensuring security and compliance in a highly regulated environment. Candidates should have strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Infrastructure as Code. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and flexible working options, making it an excellent opportunity to work on mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience as an Azure DevOps / Cloud Engineer.
• Experience working in a regulated environment (financial services, healthcare, government).
• Familiarity with Azure services like Azure AD / Entra ID and RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Support and improve cloud platforms across core Azure services.
• Ensure platforms meet security, compliance and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Security best practices

Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

PowerShell

Job description

This range is provided by Hayward Hawk. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Overview

We are looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a highly regulated organisation where reliability, security and compliance are critical. You will play a key role in designing, building and maintaining Azure-based platforms, enabling secure and automated delivery of applications and infrastructure.

This role is well suited to someone who is comfortable working within governance frameworks, understands audit requirements, and can balance speed with control.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Build and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep or ARM)
• Support and improve cloud platforms across core Azure services (compute, networking, storage, identity)
• Ensure platforms meet security, compliance and regulatory requirements
• Work closely with engineering, security and governance teams
• Implement monitoring, logging and alerting to support operational resilience
• Contribute to documentation, standards and best practices
• Support audits and change management processes where required

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands‑on experience as an Azure DevOps / Cloud Engineer
• Deep knowledge of Azure services, including:
• Azure AD / Entra ID and RBAC
• Proven experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards)
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform/Bicep)
• Experience working in a regulated environment (financial services, healthcare, government, etc.)
• Strong understanding of security best practices
• Comfortable working in collaborative, multi‑disciplinary teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with AKS and containerised workloads
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices
• Exposure to ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI‑DSS or similar frameworks
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to work on mission‑critical systems
• Focus on quality, security and stability
• Supportive engineering culture with modern tooling
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working options

For more information, please contact Alice Armstrong at Hayward Hawk.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Information Services

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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