Senior DevOps Engineer

Lorien; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing firm is looking for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer in Greater London for a 6-month contract. The role involves managing the Azure platform operations and technical backlog, focusing on Azure security, Networking, and Kubernetes environments. Candidates should have strong communication skills, automation scripting experience, and familiarity with observability tools. This position offers a hybrid working model with occasional office presence required.

Qualifications

• Good hands-on experience on Azure security & Networking alongside orchestration with migration experience.
• Experience in IT operations and managing systems in a controlled way.
• Strong communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations and technical backlog of the Azure platform.
• Work alongside key stakeholders from the business and technology.
• Champion continuous delivery in software engineering.

Skills

Azure security

Networking

Kubernetes

DevOps practices

Automation scripting (e.g. Terraform)

Job description

Senior Azure DevOps Engineer | SC Cleared | Inside IR35

6 Month Contract

Hybrid - occasional requirement to be in the office as and when needed

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join our high profile public sector client on an initial 6 month contract.

This role is responsible for the day-to-day operations and technical backlog of the Azure platform where applications are hosted. The team will have responsibility for running certain features in the platform, such as deploying golden images, managing subscriptions or upgrades of Kubernetes.

Whilst you will not be responsible for the operations of applications or data that run on the platform, you will be responsible for managing the 'cloud platform' components of some solutions, providing strategic guidance and growing the team.

Key requirements

• Primarily we are looking for someone who have good hands-on experience on Azure security & Networking alongside with orchestration with migration experience.
• Good to have skills around the ADF, and hand-on experience on integrations of data resources supporting data flows.

Responsibilities include

• Experience in IT operations is important for this role. They have strict change controls to manage systems in a controlled way, and experience in running this type of service is essential, preferably with cloud.
• You will work alongside key stakeholders from the business and technology, so strong communication skills are essential.
• You will champion continuous delivery in software engineering through use of Dev/Ops practices and your industry knowledge.
• Experience of operating platforms in a controlled environment with strict change control.
• Experience in managing and working with Kubernetes environments and observability tools.
• Experience with Azure monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
• Preference to work as part of a team rather than individually.
• Expert Microsoft Azure and CAF knowledge.
• Automation scripting (e.g. Terraform).

To apply for this position please submit your CV.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.