SC Cleared Azure Devops Engineer

Layer7; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 96,000 - 133,000; Part time

Job summary

Layer7 is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a government programme delivering critical cloud services. You will design and optimise CI/CD pipelines, automate deployment processes, and advance IaC initiatives across Azure environments.

You will work in an agile team, driving DevOps best practices, improving deployment reliability, and supporting cross-environment deployments while ensuring security and governance in a government context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines in Azure.
• Hands-on with Terraform, CDK, Packer and Ansible for IaC.
• Experience configuring GitLab Runners and Azure DevOps tooling.
• Strong scripting in Python, Shell or Perl.
• Experience across multiple environments and deployment topologies.
• Central Government/public sector background and SC clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines across multiple Azure environments.
• Automate build, test, deployment and release processes.
• Develop and manage IaC solutions using Terraform, CDK, Packer and Ansible.
• Configure and maintain Azure DevOps and GitLab environments, including runners.
• Collaborate with teams to streamline delivery processes and improve automation.
• Develop automation tools and scripts in Python, Shell, or Perl.
• Support cloud deployments, monitoring, troubleshooting and optimisation.
• Ensure adherence to security, governance, and operational standards.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Azure Cloud

Azure DevOps tooling

Python

Shell Script

Perl

Infrastructure as Code

GitLab Runners

Security & governance

Public sector familiarity

Tools

Terraform

CDK

Packer

Ansible

GitLab Runners

Azure DevOps

Job description

Location: Hybrid (Newcastle or Manchester)
Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Contract Type: Contract

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a government programme delivering critical cloud-based services. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimising CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud deployment processes within Azure environments.

Working within an agile delivery team, you will be responsible for driving DevOps best practices, improving deployment reliability, and supporting infrastructure-as-code initiatives across multiple environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines across multiple Azure environments.
• Automate software build, test, deployment, and release processes.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CDK, Packer, and Ansible.
• Configure and maintain Azure DevOps and GitLab environments, including runner administration and optimisation.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, and operations teams to streamline delivery processes.
• Implement and maintain pipeline templates, reusable pipeline fragments, and continuous development practices.
• Develop automation tools and scripts using Python, Shell, Perl, or similar Scripting languages.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimisation.
• Ensure adherence to security, governance, and operational standards within a government environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and DevOps best practices across the programme.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in DevOps Engineering within enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation in Azure Cloud.
• Proven expertise in Azure DevOps tooling and release management processes.
• Strong Scripting skills in Python, Shell Script, Perl, or equivalent.
• Infrastructure as Code using: Terraform, CDK, Packer, Ansible
• Hands-on experience configuring and managing GitLab Runners.
• Experience working across multiple environments and deployment topologies.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Central Government or Public Sector Background
• Valid SC