SC Cleared DevOps SME - Azure

iO Associates; City Of London; Remote; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to shape and implement best practices. This pivotal role involves guiding teams as a Subject Matter Expert, designing solutions, and ensuring delivery excellence. Candidates should have strong Azure skills and a proven DevOps background. The role allows for remote work with occasional travel to London. Competitive salary up to £80,000 plus benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive background as a DevOps Engineer with various environments.
• Strong hands-on technical expertise in solution design and delivery.
• Proficiency with Azure is essential, knowledge of AWS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the DevOps Subject Matter Expert.
• Design, implement, and scale DevOps solutions.
• Conduct audits and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align solutions.

Skills

DevOps expertise

Solution design

Azure proficiency

Terraform

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Title: Azure DevOps Engineer (Capability Lead / SME)

Location: Primarily remote, with very occasional travel to London
Salary: Up to £80,000 + benefits
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to join our central government practice. This role offers the opportunity to act as a Subject Matter Expert and capability lead, shaping and embedding DevOps best practices across multiple projects.

This is not a people management role, but rather a pivotal position focused on driving delivery excellence through hands-on implementation, solution design, and advisory responsibilities. You will work closely with internal project teams to assess requirements, define tailored solutions, and ensure the successful rollout of modern DevOps approaches across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the DevOps SME, guiding teams on industry best practices and central government standards.

• Design, implement, and scale DevOps solutions across a range of projects.

• Conduct audits of existing practices and recommend improvements.

• Provide both advisory input and hands-on delivery of technical solutions.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and align solutions to business needs.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive, proven background as a DevOps Engineer, ideally with exposure to multiple organisations and environments.

• Prior software development experience.

• Strong hands-on technical expertise in solution design and delivery.

• Proficiency with Azure (essential); knowledge of AWS is desirable.

• Practical experience with Terraform, CI/CD, Prometheus/Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes (desirable).

• Public Sector experience is highly advantageous.

The client are looking to commence the two-stage interview process ASAP, so please don't hesitate to apply now for more information!