DevOps Engineer

Discovered MENA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovered MENA in London is seeking a Platform Engineer to join a core engineering team building and scaling cloud infrastructure. You will design, operate, and automate the platform that supports our growing fintech.

This hands-on role focuses on container orchestration, CI/CD automation, identity governance, and proactive observability and security aligned with SOC2 / ISO 27001 standards. Hybrid work in London with exposure to Azure, AKS, Terraform and Entra ID.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Azure cloud and AKS.
• Hands-on Terraform and Azure DevOps CI/CD.
• Familiarity with Entra ID, RBAC, and cloud security best practices.
• Strong scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate and scale cloud infrastructure in Azure and AKS.
• Manage identity and access with Entra ID, RBAC, and PIM.
• Automate routine tasks and CI/CD pipelines with Terraform and Azure DevOps.
• Implement observability, monitoring, logging and security aligned with SOC2 / ISO 27001.

Skills

Azure

AKS Kubernetes

CI/CD automation

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Security best practices

Observability

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Entra ID

AKS

Job description

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

Industry: Fintech / B2B SaaS

About the Company

We are partnering with an established, fast-growing London fintech building a cloud-native SaaS platform for corporate finance and liquidity management. They are currently scaling their core infrastructure and developer platform to support expanding global client operations.

Role Overview

As a Platform Engineer, you will join a core engineering team responsible for designing, operating, and scaling cloud infrastructure. This is a hands-on technical role focused on platform reliability, container orchestration, CI/CD automation, and identity governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud & Containers: Build and maintain Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and operate production Kubernetes (AKS) environments.
• Identity & Access: Manage Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, and access governance across cloud resources.
• Automation & Pipelines: Create scripts (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) to automate routine operational tasks and optimize Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Observability & Security: Implement production monitoring, logging, and alerting systems while maintaining platform security and compliance alignment (SOC2 / ISO 27001).

Key Requirements

• Proven experience managing Azure cloud environments and AKS (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on proficiency with Terraform and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Entra ID, RBAC, and cloud security best practices.
• Strong scripting capabilities in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.