DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Leap29; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Referral rewards

Long-service recognition

Job summary

Leap29 in London seeks a DevOps Engineer in a hybrid role to own Azure DevOps pipelines, AKS deployments and cloud automation. You will collaborate with software, infrastructure and cloud teams to improve automation, reliability and security.

The role focuses on CI/CD, containerisation with Docker, IaC, vulnerability management and integrating security tooling while aligning with governance standards.

Qualifications

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Automate build, testing and deployment processes to reduce manual steps.
• Manage Kubernetes environments with AKS for containerised apps.
• Work with development teams to implement CI/CD best practices.
• Adopt Docker, containerisation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities across code, pipelines and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Automate build, testing and deployment processes to improve release efficiency.
• Support and manage Kubernetes environments (AKS) for containerised apps.
• Collaborate with software teams to implement CI/CD best practices.
• Promote Docker/containerisation and Infrastructure as Code adoption.
• Integrate security tooling into pipelines (SAST/DAST/dep scanning).
• Manage patching and updates across container images and Azure resources.
• Contribute to cloud governance, security standards and continuous improvement.
• Maintain secure, reliable, and scalable cloud environments.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash)

Security mindset

Docker

IaC

Tools

AKS

Docker

Azure DevOps

Snyk

Dependabot

Trivy

SonarQube

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid

About the role

We are working with an established and growing organisation that is investing heavily in its technology, cloud infrastructure and digital capabilities.

As part of this continued investment, they are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join an existing technical team and take ownership of Azure-based CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments and cloud infrastructure automation.

This is a hands‑on technical position suited to someone who enjoys improving the way software is built, tested and deployed. You will work closely with development, infrastructure and cloud teams, helping to improve automation, reliability, security and overall engineering efficiency.

What you will be doing

• Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments.
• Automate build, testing and deployment processes to reduce manual intervention and improve release efficiency.
• Support and manage Kubernetes environments, ideally Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), for containerised applications.
• Work closely with software development teams to implement CI/CD best practice and modern deployment strategies.
• Drive the adoption of Docker, containerisation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Identify, assess and remediate vulnerabilities across application code, CI/CD pipelines and Azure infrastructure.
• Integrate security tooling into development and deployment pipelines, including SAST, DAST and dependency scanning.
• Manage patching and updates across container images, Kubernetes components and Azure resources.
• Contribute to cloud platform governance, security standards and continuous improvement.
• Help maintain secure, reliable and scalable cloud environments aligned with recognised security and compliance standards.

What we are looking for

• Strong commercial experience with Azure DevOps, including Pipelines, Repos and Releases.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, ideally AKS, and Docker.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines within production environments.
• Good working knowledge of Azure services such as App Services, Functions and Storage.
• Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Bash or a similar scripting language.
• Experience with vulnerability management, patching and secure DevOps practices.
• Understanding of security scanning and code quality tooling.
• Experience with tools such as Snyk, Dependabot, Trivy, SonarQube, Azure Monitor or Application Insights would be beneficial.
• A strong interest in automation, continuous improvement and building secure, reliable platforms.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with software development, infrastructure and cloud teams.

What is on offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Hybrid working with flexibility around home working.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Enhanced family leave provisions.
• Access to a wide range of employee discounts and benefits.
• Employee wellbeing support.
• Employee referral rewards.
• A collaborative working environment with a strong focus on work‑life balance.
• Long-service and employee recognition schemes.

Why consider the role?

This is an opportunity to join a business going through continued technology investment, where you will have genuine ownership of the DevOps environment rather than simply maintaining existing processes.

You will have the opportunity to work across Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, automation and security while helping shape and improve the organisation's wider engineering practices.