DevOps Engineer

Graphnet Health; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphnet Health, a British healthcare software developer, seeks an experienced Azure-focused DevOps professional to join the Core Infrastructure Team in Milton Keynes. The role emphasizes cloud security, automation, and scalable SaaS platform development within Azure, with collaboration across Ops and TechOps teams.

You will drive automation, implement security controls, manage IaC deployments, and help ensure high availability through DR/BCP testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years enterprise Azure experience.

Responsibilities

• Automate infrastructure and software rollout using pipelines (ADO / GitHub Actions).
• Collaborate with Security team to implement controls and remediate issues.
• Deploy/Maintain infrastructure with IaC approach.
• Design automated scaling and failover with health checks.
• Provide utilities, dashboards and scripts to support cloud services.
• Continuously test DR / BCP for high availability.

Skills

Azure experience

Security posture

Architectural discussions

Self-management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Strong communication

Education

Azure certifications (AZ-400, AZ-305)

Tools

AKS

Sentinel

API Management

Data Factory

Databricks

Terraform

PowerShell

ADO / GitHub Actions

Cloudflare

Job description

Reporting to: Technical Services Manager

Location: Milton Keynes/Homebased - with the expectation to attend Graphnet Group office sites at least once per month, or as and when required for team collaboration days.

Overview:

We are a British healthcare software development company that build and deliver market leading applications in the integrated care record and population health space. We’ve previously been awarded “Outstanding” by Best Companies, earning a top 100 spot in the Mid-Sized Companies category, amongst other accolades. Following recent successes of our solutions, we’re looking to expand and continue to innovate in our space.

We have high ambitions and looking to bring in highly skilled individuals to help continue our adoption of Azure-native services and building a best-of-breed scalable SaaS platform for our solutions.

The person we are looking for must have 5+ years enterprise experience with Azure, who can demonstrate a real passion for cloud and security technologies, with strong problem solving and critical thinking, good communication skills and a strong work ethic.

Working within an existing Core Infrastructure Team and part of a wider DevOps Consortium, the individual will have a diverse workload covering (but not limited to):

• Automation of infrastructure and software rollout using automated pipelines (ADO / GitHub Actions), including quality gates such as approvals and code quality scanning.
• Work alongside the Security Team to implement security controls, analyse and help remediate on internal and SoC flagged issues, whilst assisting with internal vulnerability scanning.
• Deploy / Maintain Infrastructure, using an IaC approach.
• Design and develop automated scaling and failover using deep health checks and insights.
• Work closely with other departments, such as Ops and TechOps, to facilitate the smooth running of the cloud services by providing utilities, dashboards and scripts etc.
• Continuous improvement and testing of DR / BCP to ensure high availability.

Personal Attributes:

• Able to work well as an individual and as part of a team
• Take part in architectural discussions with technical / non-technical team members
• Able to self-manage and self-motivate
• A strong interest in security posture hardening
• An eye for detail and a desire to adhere to best practices
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Have a desire to keep up with the latest tools and techniques

Education & Skills Required:

A deep understanding of Azure PaaS components. Key areas:

• Sentinel
• AKS (deployment & management)
• API Management
• Networking
• Data Factory
• Databricks

Proven Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) and/or GitHub

Solid Understanding of:

• Terraform or other IAC tooling
• PowerShell

Experience in the implementation or management of Cloudflare

Advantageous:

• Healthcare or Government related industry experience
• Understanding of Jira and Confluence
• Understanding or experience with TCAF and / or Azure Verified Modules (AVM)

Qualifications:

• Microsoft certification(s) in Azure, such as AZ-400, AZ-305.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have a valid right to work in the UK for the entire duration of your employment, as we are unable to provide routes to sponsorship currently.

Your security is important to us. Graphnet Health will never request that candidates download software, share remote access to their device, or install applications in order to apply or interview for a role. As a UK-based company, we are only able to consider candidates who are currently residing in the UK and who are legally eligible to work in the UK.

Unfortunately, recruitment scams are becoming increasingly common, including fraudulent communications pretending to represent legitimate organisations. We encourage all applicants to verify communications carefully and ensure they originate from official Graphnet Health channels. If in doubt, please contact us directly before taking any action.