DevOps Engineer

FPSG; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a scaling business in Edinburgh as a DevOps engineer. You'll collaborate on designing and managing Azure cloud infrastructure, assisting in Infrastructure as Code projects, and enhancing system performance. Ideal for early career professionals looking for responsibility and certification growth.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure services such as virtual networks and virtual machines.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code with tools like ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
• Familiarity with YAML CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or GitHub actions.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the Infrastructure as Code agenda.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting system performance and availability issues.
• Implementing and maintaining security best practices.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD Pipeline Development

Containerization

Scripting (PowerShell or Python)

Education

AZ900 or AZ104 certification

Job description

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Exciting opportunity to join a scaling business in Edinburgh and be involved with the designing, developing, and managing of an Azure cloud infrastructure. Ideal for an early career DevOps engineer looking for more responsibility or an Azure-biased infrastructure/cloud support professional who wishes to focus more on DevOps.

Role Responsibilities

The successful DevOps engineer's responsibilities will include:

• Continuing and enhancing the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) agenda
• Assisting in monitoring and troubleshooting system performance and availability issues
• Assisting in implementing and maintaining security best practices and compliance requirements
• Assisting with writing, reviewing, and updating relevant documentation
• Assisting in upstream and downstream hardware, software, and technical operational matters

Person Specification

The successful DevOps engineer's essential skills will include:

• Hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure services, including core infrastructure components such as virtual networks, virtual machines, storage accounts, and Azure Active Directory
• Previous experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code using tools like ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform
• Previous experience with pipeline development with YAML CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or GitHub actions
• Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Proven ability with basic scripting, PowerShell or Python
• Highly desirable to hold or be working towards AZ900 or AZ104 certification (support and training can be provided)

Suitability: This post would be ideal for an early career DevOps engineer seeking increased responsibility and certification progression, or for an infrastructure or cloud support professional with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services who wishes to focus more on DevOps.

Note: The client is not Visa ready and cannot support Visa sponsorship.

Note: Proximity to Edinburgh is required for the 3-day hybrid onsite work arrangement.