Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure or GCP)

hedgehog lab; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate DevOps Engineer to join their innovative team. This role offers the chance to architect, implement, and maintain resilient cloud infrastructure, driving digital transformation for clients. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, enhance internal DevOps practices, and work with cutting-edge technologies. With a commitment to fostering an inclusive culture and a flexible working environment, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a globally recognized consultancy. If you thrive on challenges and are eager to push boundaries in technology, this position is for you.

Benefits

36 days paid holidays (UK)

Flexible working environment

Annual learning & development budget

Free therapy sessions

Bupa health plan (UK)

Volunteering day

Monthly payday socials

Cycle-to-Work scheme (UK)

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure or GCP in commercial settings.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure for client projects.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance DevOps practices and tooling.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure

DevOps Practices

Containerization (Docker)

CI/CD Pipelines

Linux Operating Systems

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Monitoring Tools (Datadog, New Relic)

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Relevant Certifications (Azure, GCP)

Tools

GitHub Actions

Docker

Terraform

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

hedgehog lab is a human-centred global tech consultancy. What sets us apart? Our unwavering commitment to going above and beyond, meeting every challenge with passion and curiosity. We take immense pride in our role as trusted partners for businesses worldwide, where we harness cutting-edge technologies to sculpt digital products that not only meet but exceed expectations, leaving a lasting impact on our clients and their industries.

Our culture thrives on turning constraints into catalysts for innovation, empowering our team to unleash their full potential and deliver unparalleled value to our clients. Beyond our award-winning work, we're also known for our Flexa-certified company culture.

We're looking for a passionate JOB TITLE who's committed to delivering products that cut through the complexities of digital transformation and bring valuable business visions to life.

The Opportunity:

• Our Mission: To become the most respected global digital product consultancy by digitally crafting a better world.
• Your Mission: To architect, implement, and maintain resilient, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure for a wide range of client projects at hedgehog lab. You'll play a key role in advancing our internal DevOps practices and tools while contributing to the success of cross-functional teams delivering world-class digital products.
• Aim:
  • Define and support cloud infrastructure that underpins reliable, performant, and secure applications.
  • Evolve and enhance internal DevOps culture, tooling, and CI/CD processes.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to continuously innovate and improve development workflows and system operations.
  • Foster observability and reliability across live systems through best-in-class monitoring and automation.
• Day to Day:
  • Collaborate with engineers and architects to define and implement cloud backend infrastructure.
  • Build and maintain cloud environments and deployment pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform.
  • Manage and monitor live client systems using tools like Datadog, New Relic, and Sentry.
  • Contribute to automated testing, security hardening, and CI/CD efficiency improvements.
  • Participate in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution.
  • Continuously refine internal documentation and DevOps processes.
  • Research and introduce new tools and best practices aligned with our DevOps journey.
• Growth/Development Opportunities:
  • Work with a wide variety of cloud services and modern DevOps toolchains.
  • Gain experience across Azure, GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
  • Influence and shape DevOps practices and culture at a global, human-centred consultancy.
  • Exposure to projects across diverse industries and technical stacks.
  • Learn from and contribute to a multidisciplinary team passionate about pushing boundaries in digital innovation.
• Measure of success:
  • High availability and performance of deployed applications.
  • Timely and secure delivery of infrastructure components across multiple projects.
  • Reduction in manual interventions through automation and self-healing systems.
  • Positive feedback from engineering teams on the usability and efficiency of DevOps tools and practices.
  • Continuous improvement in CI/CD performance and incident response time.

About you:

• Extensive experience with Azure or Google Cloud Platform, either in a commercial setting or private projects, with knowledge of alternative cloud providers such as AWS an advantage.
• Comfortable with Linux based operating systems, able to edit, script and use the CLI.
• Familiar with Continuous Integration, Deployment Automation and writing pipelines using Github Actions.
• Strong experience using containerisation tools like Docker and docker compose.
• Hands-on knowledge of container management tools like Azure Container Apps/GCP Cloud Run.
• Experience with GCP features such as Cloud IAM, Organisation Policy Service, Firebase Authentication, Identity Platform, Cloud KMS, Certificate Manager, VPC, Cloud Storage, Cloud CDN, pub/sub, Cloud SQL, Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run.
• -- OR --
• Experience with Azure features such as Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Azure Policy, Azure AD B2C, Azure Key Vault, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Front Door, Azure CDN, Azure Notification Hubs, Event Grid, Azure Queue Storage, Service Bus Queues, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Container Environments, Azure Kubernetes Services.
• An awareness of AWS tools would be beneficial but is not required.
• Experience with building using infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Azure Resource Manager.
• Demonstrable knowledge of core DevOps principles like Security, Automation, Auto-Scale up/down, networking and Self-Healing techniques.
• Basic understanding of Android and iOS projects and experience on mobile build automation tools like Fastlane.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (such as Datadog, New Relic, Sentry etc.).

Note: Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often refrain from applying to positions unless they meet all the specified criteria. If you believe you possess the necessary qualities for this role but do not fulfil every requirement, don't hesitate to apply. We actively encourage you to showcase your skills and what you can contribute.

Our interview process:

Stage 1⃣ - Intro Call with a member of the Talent team, Andrew (30 minutes Google Meet)
Stage 2⃣ - Take home tech test (no deadline, simply return when you're happy)
Stage 3⃣ - Final stage interview with at least 2 members of the hiring team (60 minutes Google Meet)

Why hedgehog lab?

• Rated #1 in the UK on Clutch for mobile development.
• Our People are our greatest asset, and we are so proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work, as rated by 93% of our business.
• We're a fully Flexified Employer, certified by Flexa. We know a one size fits all approach doesn't work for everyone, we work with our employees to establish a model that benefits both parties.
• We received the Advanced Award in the North of Tyne Combined Authority Good Work Pledge.
• Check out our Glassdoor reviews!
• Inclusive environment. We never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, genetics, disability or age. From menopausal support to neurodiversity adjustments, we'll continue to foster an inclusive culture at the lab where everyone can let their authentic selves shine.

What we offer:

36 days paid holidays (UK), including bank holidays.
30 days paid holidays (Bulgaria), including public holidays and special leave days.
Flexible working environment. We understand that not one approach fits everyone. Whether they are working from the office or home, we fully support our team in whichever way they prefer to work.
Enhanced parental policies.
A transparent and open company culture where politics are shunned, and everyone works as a team.
Annual learning & development budget (Global) plus 4 days L&D leave, which renews every year.
Annual wellbeing budget (Global) plus 2 paid wellbeing days to use as you feel fit.
Free therapy sessions with Spill (Global). Mental health is paramount to us. Our partner, Spill, is a Slack-integrated therapy app available to all our staff at no extra cost.
Bippit financial wellbeing service (UK) gives everyone access to a professionally-qualified financial coach, tools and resources to alleviate money stresses.
Bupa health plan (UK). This cash plan enables UK employees to claim back cash back for a selection of routine health expenses.
1 volunteering day a year. Volunteer and contribute to a cause of your choice (Global).
Monthly payday socials and annual Summer and Christmas parties. We also like to celebrate important cultural milestones.
Cycle-to-Work scheme (UK).
Multisport card (Bulgaria). Access to over 1000 facilities and 500 activities nationwide.

Diversity & inclusion statement

We strongly believe that having diversity within our team is integral to doing our best work and creating the most innovative products for our customers. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to our roles.
We're a family-friendly employer with a culture based on trust, autonomy and flexibility. With a current 85% FlexScore, we're learning as we go. By listening to our team and always asking for feedback, we can continue to improve and offer a working environment worthy of attracting the most creative and dedicated people in technology.

If you require any adjustments to submit an application for a vacancy, or if you require any reasonable adjustment should you be invited to interview, please let us know.

For any questions about this role or future opportunities, please contact Holly Orange, Talent Acquisition Adviser, at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Department: Engineering Role: DevOps Engineer (Azure) Locations: Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds Employment type: Full-time Remote status: Fully flexible! No expectation to come to the office but you're also free to use the office when you fancy!!