DevOps Engineer - Azure

Reed Technology; Devon and Torbay; Remote; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is seeking a DevOps Engineer to manage and optimize Azure-based infrastructures and deployment environments. This role involves designing scalable environments, developing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring security compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Azure management and infrastructure as code tools. The position is full-time with a salary of £60,000 and offers remote working opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer managing environments in Azure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong expertise in Azure-based infrastructure.
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools such as Bicep and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage deployment environments on Azure.
• Design secure and reliable environments for applications.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.
• Manage hybrid infrastructure integration.
• Enforce security standards and compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

DevOps experience

Azure management

CI/CD pipeline management

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Security best practices

Monitoring tools familiarity

Problem-solving skills

Scripting languages

Containerization and orchestration

Tools

Azure DevOps

Bicep

Terraform

ARM templates

PowerShell DSC

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Job description

DevOps Engineer

• Location: Remote
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: 60,000

This role involves contributing to the design, implementation, and management of infrastructure and deployment environments across both on-premises and Azure cloud platforms. You will play a crucial role in building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines, supporting the stability, scalability, and performance of environments, and promoting DevOps best practices across teams.

Day-to-day of the role

• Infrastructure Management: Configure and manage deployment environments across on-premises infrastructure and Azure cloud platforms, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Environment Architecture: Design scalable, secure, and reliable environments for application hosting, ensuring high availability and optimal performance for business-critical applications.
• Deployment Automation: Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to support automated application deployment and configuration management using Azure DevOps.
• On-Premise and Cloud Integration: Manage hybrid environments, ensuring seamless integration between on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Configuration Management: Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Bicep, Terraform, and ARM templates to standardise and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Security and Compliance: Enforce security and compliance standards using tools like Azure Policy, ensuring environments are patched, monitored, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring and Incident Response: Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to track environment health and lead incident response and resolution for infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Collaboration: Work with stakeholders across the department to support application releases and troubleshoot environment-related issues.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and environment management practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of working across teams.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role, managing environments in Azure. On-premise environment management experience is desirable.
• Strong expertise in managing and optimising Azure-based infrastructure and services.
• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates, or PowerShell DSC.
• Experience in security best practices for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or similar solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex environment issues.
• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.

If you are interested in this opportunity please apply online or for more information, please email me on