Microsoft DevOps Engineer

Union Maritime; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Union Maritime is hiring a Microsoft DevOps Engineer to design, implement and support secure, automated Azure platforms. You will own CI/CD pipelines, IaC, cloud operations, monitoring and continuous improvement, collaborating with multiple teams to accelerate reliable technology delivery.

The role covers Azure environments, security controls, incident analysis and documentation, with a focus on reliability and efficiency. Excellent problem solving and agile collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Three to five or more years of Azure, cloud engineering or DevOps experience.
• Experience building and supporting Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, identity, networking and deployment tooling.
• Experience in Agile, change-controlled and security-conscious enterprise environments.
• Certifications in DevOps/Azure are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage Azure environments in line with governance standards.
• Design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using reusable templates.
• Automate deployment with Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.
• Embed DevSecOps controls, secret management and vulnerability remediation.
• Operate monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
• Collaborate with developers, security, data and business teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams and knowledge articles.
• Drive reliability improvements, faster delivery and operational efficiency.

Skills

Azure Cloud

DevOps Engineering

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Monitoring & Observability

Security & Compliance

Agile / Scrum

RBAC & IAM

SRE Principles

Education

Microsoft Certifications (DevOps Engineer Expert)

Azure Administrator Associate

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Terraform Associate

ITIL Foundation

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Job description

The Microsoft DevOps Engineer designs, implements and supports secure, resilient and automated Microsoft Azure platforms. The role owns CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, cloud operations, monitoring and continuous improvement, working closely with infrastructure, security, application and project teams to accelerate reliable technology delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Engineering

• Design, deploy and manage Microsoft Azure environments in line with approved architecture and governance standards.
• Support Azure landing zones, networking, compute, storage, backup and disaster recovery services.
• Optimise cloud platform performance, resilience, capacity and cost.

DevOps & Automation

• Design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using reusable YAML templates.
• Automate infrastructure and application deployment using Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.
• Manage Git repositories, branching controls, pull requests, artefact versioning and release processes.
• Develop PowerShell, Azure CLI and workflow automation to reduce manual operational effort.

Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement monitoring and alerting with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
• Investigate platform and deployment incidents, complete root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain operational dashboards, service documentation and platform health reporting.

Security & Compliance

• Embed DevSecOps controls, secure coding checks, secrets management and vulnerability remediation into delivery pipelines.
• Apply least privilege, RBAC, Entra ID, Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management controls.
• Support security reviews, audits and compliance requirements, including ISO 27001-aligned practices.

Collaboration & Improvement

• Partner with developers, infrastructure, security, data and business teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Contribute to Agile planning, technical design reviews and release readiness activities.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, standards and knowledge articles.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve reliability, delivery speed and operational efficiency.

Cloud & Infrastructure Microsoft

• Azure; Azure landing zones; virtual machines; storage; VNETs; NSGs; VPN; ExpressRoute; Azure Backup; Site Recovery; Key Vault; Azure Policy.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps Services; Azure Repos; Azure Pipelines; YAML; Git; branching and release strategies; artefact management; continuous integration and deployment.

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform; Bicep; ARM templates; configuration management; reusable modules; environment standardisation.

Identity & Endpoint

• Microsoft Entra ID; Conditional Access; RBAC; PIM; MFA; SSO; Microsoft Intune and endpoint management.

Scripting & Integration

• PowerShell; Azure CLI; Bash; Python desirable; REST APIs; automation runbooks; workflow integration.

Containers & Platforms

• Docker; Kubernetes; Azure Kubernetes Service; Azure Container Registry; cloud-native and microservices concepts.

Security & DevSecOps

• Security by design; secure SDLC; secrets management; vulnerability management; policy compliance; threat monitoring; ISO 27001 awareness.

Observability & Operations

• Azure Monitor; Log Analytics; Application Insights; incident management; root cause analysis; performance optimisation; SRE principles.

Ways of Working

• Agile and Scrum; stakeholder management; technical documentation; problem solving; knowledge sharing; vendor collaboration; continuous improvement.

Experience & Qualifications

• Three to five or more years of Azure, cloud engineering or DevOps experience.
• Practical experience building and supporting Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, identity, networking and deployment tooling.
• Experience working within Agile, change-controlled and security-conscious enterprise environments.
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desirable.
• Terraform Associate and ITIL Foundation certifications are desirable.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise database structures and data models.
• Strong understanding of relational database design principles, normalization, indexing, and data integrity.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database administration.
• Knowledge of data platform architecture including transactional, reporting, and analytical workloads.
• Experience designing data integration solutions between ERP, CRM, HR, and business systems.
• Ability to create and maintain logical and physical data models, entity relationship diagrams (ERDs), and data dictionaries.
• Experience implementing data governance, security, retention, and auditing controls.
• Understanding of modern Microsoft data platforms, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience supporting reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, methodical and accountable, with strong attention to detail.
• Clear communicator able to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Automation-first mindset with a focus on reliability, security and measurable improvement.
• Able to prioritise competing demands and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Success Measures

• Reliable, repeatable and auditable deployment pipelines.
• Reduced manual operational effort through automation and standardisation.
• Improved platform availability, security, resilience and recovery readiness.
• Faster, safer delivery of infrastructure and application changes.
• Accurate documentation, effective knowledge transfer and positive stakeholder feedback.