DevOps Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital transformation and cybersecurity consultancy is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer for a remote contract position. This role is critical for public sector digital transformation initiatives, focused on cloud infrastructure automation and continuous delivery across teams. The ideal candidate will have expertise in DevOps tools, CI/CD, and containerization, contributing to the success of government and private sector projects.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Terraform for Azure infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and IaC frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins with Groovy scripting.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using IaC tools.

Skills

DevOps tools

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Automation

Collaboration skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

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OUTSIDE IR35 / REMOTE / AZURE DEVOPS ENGINEER

Our client is a Digital Transformation and Cyber Security Consultancy, currently seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic team. They provide innovative digital and cybersecurity solutions to clients in both the public and private sectors. The role involves working on large-scale government and private sector projects.

ROLE OBJECTIVE

Seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer on a contract basis to play a key role in a public sector digital transformation program. The focus is on advancing automation, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and enabling seamless continuous delivery across development and operations teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable Azure cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins with Groovy scripting for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using IaC tools like Terraform, Vagrant, and scripting in Shell, Python, and PowerShell.
• Manage containerized applications with Docker to support deployment and environment consistency.
• Implement monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager to proactively address system performance issues.
• Promote DevOps best practices in automation, security, and agile delivery to improve operational efficiency and team productivity.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Terraform for Azure infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and IaC frameworks.
• Strong collaboration skills and proactive problem-solving abilities.