DevOps Engineer (Azure) | 6-Month Contract | London | £500 per day Outside IR35

Saragossa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Saragossa is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a London-based 6-month contract. You will automate Azure and Snowflake infra with Terraform/Bicep, run Airflow on AKS, and collaborate with developers to deploy full-stack apps.

Responsibilities include building cloud infrastructure, enhancing pipelines in GitHub and Azure DevOps, coding network topologies, and managing Entra ID integrations with secure access.

Qualifications

• Terraform and Bicep on Azure are required.
• Kubernetes/AKS experience; Airflow on AKS is a strong plus.
• Understanding of on-prem AD integration with Entra ID.
• GitHub and Azure DevOps repositories, pipelines and CI/CD experience.
• Scripting in PowerShell, Python or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Azure and Snowflake infrastructure with Terraform and Bicep.
• Automate and improve deployment pipelines in GitHub and Azure DevOps.
• Design and implement Azure network topologies and private connectivity as code.
• Manage Airflow on AKS: deployments, upgrades, scaling, monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Support hybrid identity between on-premises AD and Entra ID with least-privilege access.
• Keep environments consistent, secure and documented with monitoring and cost visibility.

Skills

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure

AKS

Airflow

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

The client is a well-established financial services firm in London that’s looking for a DevOps Engineer to join its Technology team on an initial 6-month contract, with potential to extend.

The role

You’ll automate and manage Azure and Snowflake infrastructure as code, run an Apache Airflow platform on AKS, and work alongside developers to deploy new full-stack applications.

What you’ll be doing

• Building and maintaining Azure and Snowflake infrastructure with Terraform and Bicep
• Automating and improving deployment pipelines in GitHub and Azure DevOps
• Designing and implementing Azure network topologies and private connectivity as code
• Managing Airflow on AKS: deployments, upgrades, scaling, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Supporting hybrid identity between on-premises AD and Entra ID with least-privilege access
• Keeping environments consistent, secure and documented, with monitoring and cost visibility

What you’ll need

• Hands-on Terraform and Bicep experience on Azure
• Kubernetes and AKS experience (Airflow is a strong advantage)
• Understanding of on-premises AD and how it integrates with Entra ID
• GitHub and Azure DevOps repos, pipelines and CI/CD
• Scripting in PowerShell, Python or Bash

The details

• Duration: 6 months, with potential to extend