Senior DevOps Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Milton Keynes; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global software vendor is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer specializing in Azure for a 100% remote role in the UK. You will support cloud infrastructure, focusing on automation, application deployment, and ensuring compliance with essential regulations. This role offers a chance to influence cloud technologies in a collaborative environment with competitive remuneration.

Benefits

100% Remote role

Cutting-edge technology exposure

Supportive engineering culture

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a DevOps or cloud engineering role, ideally with Azure.
• Strong scripting abilities in PowerShell, Bash, Python.
• Experience with Azure services and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud-based platforms ensuring performance, stability, and scalability.
• Deliver CI/CD pipelines and manage cloud architecture.
• Implement security practices compliance with GDPR and HIPAA.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD

Scripting

Container orchestration

Networking principles

Data monitoring

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer – Azure specialist – UK Remote – Global Software Vendor. I'm working with a well-established global software provider (1,000 employees worldwide) with a strong footprint across the UK and North America, and they’re currently looking to bring on an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their remote UK team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the forefront of cloud and DevOps technologies, helping to drive modern infrastructure and deployment practices across a distributed systems environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role in supporting cloud-based platforms and services — ensuring stability, performance, and scalability. Your work will span infrastructure automation, application deployment, monitoring and alerting, and maintaining secure, well-architected systems across a modern tech stack.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Managing scalable cloud-hosted systems, containers, and microservices in a high-availability environment.




• Monitoring application and infrastructure health, including building dashboards and setting up alerts within Azure Monitor using KQL.




• Supporting and optimising SQL Server environments and API platforms hosted on Azure.




• Delivering robust CI/CD pipelines and supporting Blue/Green deployments.




• Implementing disaster recovery, load balancing, and cost management strategies.




• Enforcing cloud and network security best practices, including RBAC and firewall configuration.




• Ensuring systems are compliant with data regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA.

About You

We’re looking for someone with a strong DevOps background, particularly in Microsoft-centric environments. You’ll need to be comfortable operating independently in a remote-first team and happy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and customers when needed.

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 5 years’ hands-on experience in a DevOps or cloud engineering role.




• Strong working knowledge of Azure (or similar cloud platforms) in production environments.




• Solid scripting skills in tools like PowerShell, Bash, Python or JavaScript.




• Familiarity with infrastructure tools and services like Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, MS Build, Maven, etc




• Experience with container orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes) and distributed systems.




• Competence with CI/CD and deployment strategies including Blue/Green deployments.




• Knowledge of networking principles and security protocols.




• Confidence in working with data and system monitoring tools, writing KQL queries, and building insights dashboards.




• A strong understanding of compliance frameworks and how they apply to cloud infrastructure.




• Exposure to C#/.NET environments .

Why Join?

• 100% Remote role, based in the UK




• Chance to work on cutting-edge platforms with global reach




• A collaborative and supportive engineering culture




• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you’re a DevOps professional looking for your next challenge in a stable, growing, and forward-thinking tech company, I’d love to tell you more.

Salary to c £80,000. Services advertised by Dupen are those of an Agency.