Remote DevSecOps Engineer

Kingston Bagpuize; Kingston Bagpuize; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits package

Job summary

Kingston Bagpuize is seeking a UK-remote DevOps Engineer to design, build, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for .NET applications. The role emphasizes security, reliability, and cost efficiency, with active use of AI coding assistants to accelerate automation and deployment tasks.

You will collaborate with the Head of Technology Delivery and the broader engineering team to provision and operate the Azure environment, ensure observability, and implement robust security

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps/Cloud Engineering
• Strong hands-on with Azure services
• Experience with Terraform and Bicep for IaC
• Experience hosting .NET apps in production
• Solid understanding of Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Storage Queues/Tables, Cosmos DB
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants to speed up scripting and pipeline development
• Security-conscious mindset to implement controls
• Collaborative and pragmatic with clear communication of infrastructure concepts

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure using Bicep and Terraform
• Build and maintain hosting environments for .NET applications
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines across environments
• Monitor performance, cost, and security and address risks proactively
• Support incident response and disaster recovery activities
• Enforce secure coding standards and enable threat detection and vulnerability management
• Collaborate with development teams to align on deployment best practices

Skills

Azure cloud services

CI/CD pipelines design

Security best practices

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Automation

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitHub Copilot

Job description

We are looking for a UK remote DevOps engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our clients ' Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The Cultural fit is vital for the success of this role. The company's values are Human; overdeliver; honesty; working collaboratively. What will you be doing on a day to day basis: The focus is on hosting and scaling their .NET applications, ensuring they are secure and run reliably for retail customers around the clock. Automation is key, and tenacity and drive are major aspects of the role. You will work closely with the Head of Technology Delivery and the broader engineering team, provisioning and operating their Azure environment, building and maintaining their deployment pipelines, and keeping the platform observable, secure, and cost-efficient. You will make active use of AI coding assistants to accelerate infrastructure and automation work. While, our .NET applications, including Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Storage Queues/Tables, and Cosmos DB. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment across all environments. Make effective use of AI coding assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to accelerate the creation of pipelines, IaC templates, and automation scripts. Monitor infrastructure performance, cost, and security across environments, troubleshooting issues and flagging risks proactively. Implement and maintain the security controls, access controls, patching, and backup routines defined by the Head of Technology Delivery, and support disaster recovery and business continuity testing. Support incident response for infrastructure and platform issues, carrying out day-to-day triage and resolution and contributing to post-incident improvements. Implement tools for threat detection, vulnerability management, and security reporting to help mitigate issues and ensure compliance. Collaborate with development team to support application architecture and deployment best practice, as well as enforcing secure coding standards.

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps / Cloud Engineering role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud services.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Bicep for infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience hosting and supporting .NET applications in production.
• Solid understanding of Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Storage Queues/Tables, and Cosmos DB.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to speed up scripting and pipeline development.
• Security-conscious mindset, able to implement and maintain controls defined by others and flag gaps.
• A collaborative and pragmatic approach, able to work effectively alongside developers and communicate infrastructure concepts clearly to non-specialists.

Ideal Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools, eg: Azure Monitor, Application Insights

Personal Profile

• Demonstrates tenacity, perseverance and willingness to 'get the job done'.
• Accountable: lives up to commitments and follows through diligently.
• Problem-solver: proactively diagnoses issues and delivers suitable solutions.
• Can work independently but enjoys being part of a team.
• Willingly shares knowledge with peers and uses own initiative and resources to gain further expertise.
• Close attention to detail.

Great benefits package and competitive salary

ownership of the security posture, disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response sits with the Head of Technology Delivery, you will play a central role in implementing and maintaining the controls, backups, and monitoring that underpin these, and in supporting incident resolution when issues arise. The reliability, performance, and efficiency of the platform depend directly on the quality of the work you do, making this a role of significant technical responsibility. The business is a well-funded business with excellent revenues, yet it has only 20 staff, and the opportunity to grow into a dependable leader is a given. At this stage, the role carries no staff responsibility, but as you grow, the opportunity will no doubt follow to add more members.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage infrastructure on Azure using Bicep and Terraform, following infrastructure-as-code standards and promoting automation across the team.
• Build and maintain hosting environments for