DevOps Engineer

Publitek; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Holiday

Private Health Plan

Mental Health well-being services

Perks Programme

EAP Programme

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Referral scheme

Job summary

Cloudfy is seeking a DevOps Engineer to improve automation, security, scalability, and reliability of our platform. You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, manage cloud infrastructure with IaC, and champion DevSecOps across the lifecycle.

The role combines hands-on engineering with collaboration across development, QA and project teams. The position is based in Leicester, with a 4-day in-office week and 1 day remote.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of commercial experience in a DevOps, Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD practices and release management.
• Experience designing, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using YAML and Git-based source control.
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and cloud-hosted production environments.
• Experience supporting technologies such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Storage, Front Door or similar cloud services.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code concepts and environment management practices.
• Understanding of cloud architecture, networking, application security and identity management principles.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting and observability platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and incident management skills.
• Experience collaborating with software engineering, QA and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to automation, optimisation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.
• Automate build, testing, deployment and release processes for consistency and speed.
• Work with development teams to identify automation opportunities and improve workflows.
• Provision, manage and optimise Azure infrastructure using IaC.
• Support and maintain Azure environments across Development, QA, Staging and Production.
• Manage and optimise Azure services such as App Services, Functions, SQL, Front Door, Storage, Service Bus, Key Vault.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and observability using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Assist with incident investigation, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, resilience and efficiency.
• Contribute to disaster recovery, backup and business continuity planning.
• Embed security best practices into cloud infra and deployments.
• Support vulnerability management, IAM, security monitoring and remediation.
• Help implement DevSecOps throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Assist with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 controls.

Skills

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Azure cloud services

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud security

Monitoring & observability

Incident management

Stakeholder management

Automation

Networking basics

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Functions

Azure App Services

Azure SQL

Azure Front Door

Azure Storage

Key Vault

Service Bus

Job description

Cloudfy is a leading B2B e-commerce platform powering manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses worldwide. Delivered on a single cloud platform, Cloudfy allows you to trade online with your customers while fully integrating orders, pricing, product and stock data with a range of ERP, warehouse and accounting back office systems.

Our total focus at Cloudfy is to help you sell more, reduce costs to serve, allow your customers to self-service 24/7 and provide a completely integrated solution.

Back in 2010, a team of seasoned e-commerce experts formed Cloudfy to address the need for a B2B-focused e-commerce platform. Since then, we have continued to invest and refine Cloudfy with offices in the UK, USA, Australia and Singapore.

Role overview

As a DevOps Engineer, you will work closely with developers, QA engineers, architects and project teams to improve the automation, security, scalability and reliability of Cloudfy's platform and supporting services.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, supporting operational excellence initiatives, and helping embed DevSecOps principles across the software development lifecycle.

Note: This role is a 4-day per week working from our Leicester office and 1 day per week remotely.

As a DevOps Engineer at Cloudfy, you will:

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines that support efficient and reliable software delivery.

• Automate build, testing, deployment and release processes to improve deployment consistency, quality and frequency.

• Work closely with development teams to identify opportunities for automation and enhanced engineering workflows.

• Provision, manage and optimise Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles and tooling.

• Support and maintain Azure environments across Development, QA, Staging and Production.

• Manage and optimise cloud services including Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Front Door, Azure Storage, Service Bus, Key Vault and related platform services.

• Implement monitoring, alerting and observability solutions using tools such as Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

• Support incident investigation, troubleshooting and root cause analysis to minimise disruption and improve platform reliability.

• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, resilience and operational efficiency.

• Contribute to disaster recovery, backup and business continuity planning.

• Embed security best practices into cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines.

• Support vulnerability management, identity and access management, security monitoring and remediation activities.

• Help implement DevSecOps principles throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

• Assist with compliance and governance initiatives, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2 controls.

• Contribute to platform engineering standards, architecture discussions and operational best practices.

• Promote automation-first thinking and continuous improvement across the engineering organisation.

You will bring:

• 2-4 years of commercial experience in a DevOps, Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer or similar role.

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD practices and release management.

• Experience designing, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using YAML and Git-based source control.

• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and cloud-hosted production environments.

• Experience supporting technologies such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Storage, Front Door or similar cloud services.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code concepts and environment management practices.

• Understanding of cloud architecture, networking, application security and identity management principles.

• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting and observability platforms.

• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and incident management skills.

• Experience collaborating with software engineering, QA and technical stakeholders.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• A proactive approach to automation, optimisation and continuous improvement.

Experience in the following areas would be advantageous:

• Working within a SaaS software business.

• Supporting Agile software development teams and delivery processes.

• Knowledge of .NET applications and deployment practices.

• Experience with containerisation technologies and modern cloud-native architectures.

• Understanding of APIs, integrations and microservices.

• Exposure to ISO 27001, SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks.

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-400 or equivalent.

And in return, Cloudfy offers:

• Unlimited Holiday (paid annual leave)

• Private Health Plan

• Mental Health well-being services

• Perks Programme (inc. well-known energy, retail and health)

• EAP Programme

• Pension scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Referral scheme

Why Us?

At Cloudfy, we understand that managing diversity is an ongoing journey rather than a one-time effort. That’s why we commit to developing and reviewing our diversity strategy to align with our business objectives and effectively address the varied needs of our clients.

As a rapidly expanding global organisation, we prioritise fairness and inclusion, ensuring that all recruitment, development, and appraisal decisions are based on merit, skills, and potential. We take pride in staying informed about employment laws and best practices to promote equal opportunities and foster a diverse workforce.