DevOps Engineer

TechShack; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TechShack is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer for a primarily remote role with ad hoc travel to London. The role requires hands-on Azure infrastructure work, IaC with Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps in a security-cleared Defence environment.

The candidate must hold active UK DV clearance and an active MoDNet account. Occasional travel to London is expected, with a two-stage interview process and ASAP start.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Azure cloud infrastructure experience.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.
• Experience with IaC using Terraform.
• Security clearance experience in Defence or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Build, optimise and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment and configuration.

Skills

Azure Cloud

CI/CD

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: Primarily Remote | Ad Hoc Travel to London

Start Date: ASAP

Interview Process: 2 Stages

Security Clearance: Active DV + Active MoDNet Account (Mandatory)

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile, security-cleared programme supporting a critical UK Defence environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on engineer with strong Azure infrastructure, Terraform and CI/CD experience to work on a primarily remote engagement with occasional travel to London.

The successful candidate must hold active DV clearance and have an active MoDNet account.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Build, optimise and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment and configuration.
• Support cloud platform reliability, security and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, security and delivery teams in a highly secure environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Support containerised workloads and Kubernetes environments where applicable.
• Microsoft Azure – Strong hands‑on cloud infrastructure experience.
• Terraform – Proven experience building and managing infrastructure using IaC.
• Experience working in secure, regulated or Defence environments.
• Active UK DV Security Clearance – Mandatory.
• Active MoDNet Account – Mandatory.
• Kubernetes and containerisation.
• PowerShell, Bash or Python scripting.
• Azure networking, identity and security.
• Primarily remote with ad hoc London travel
• 2-stage interview process
• Immediate start preferred

Interested?

If you're an actively DV-cleared Azure DevOps Engineer with an active MoDNet account, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note: Active DV clearance and an active MoDNet account are essential. Candidates without both cannot be considered.