Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Thomson Keene; South Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 96,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Keene are seeking an experienced Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing cloud engineering team on a daily-rate contract basis. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on the design, automation, security, and delivery of enterprise-scale Azure cloud platforms.

The successful candidate will bring strong Azure expertise, deep Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform, and a proven track record delivering cloud-native solutions within complex enterprise

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience designing and operating Microsoft Azure solutions.
• Extensive experience with Terraform, Terraform Enterprise and Sentinel.
• IaC best practices and Azure networking expertise.
• Experience with CAF, Azure Security controls, and IAM frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terraform Enterprise.
• Create reusable modules and policy controls leveraging Registry and Sentinel.
• Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational processes.
• Participate in requirements gathering, architecture reviews, and technical design workshops.
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and project teams throughout the SDLC.
• Write and execute unit and integration tests to support automated deployments and platform reliability.
• Implement cloud security controls, governance standards, and compliance policies.
• Support containerised workloads and cloud-native platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and application delivery issues.
• Contribute to Azure platform strategy, engineering standards, and cloud adoption initiatives.

Skills

Azure

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Terraform Enterprise

Terraform Sentinel

Private Module Registry

IaC Best Practices

Azure Networking

CAF

Azure Policy

Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Sentinel

IAM

Agile

Test-driven development

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud Security

Enterprise Cloud

Job description

Daily Rate: €600 per day

Location: South Dublin (Hybrid Working)

Contract Type: Daily Rate Contract

Duration: Initial 6-18 Month Contract (Extensions Expected)

Overview

Thomson Keene are seeking an experienced Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing cloud engineering team on a daily-rate contract basis. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on the design, automation, security, and delivery of enterprise-scale Azure cloud platforms.

The successful candidate will bring strong Azure expertise, deep Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform, and a proven track record delivering cloud-native solutions within complex enterprise environments.

You'll work closely with architects, software engineers, security teams, QA, and delivery stakeholders to build and enhance a secure, scalable, and automated Azure cloud estate.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terraform Enterprise.
• Create reusable modules and policy controls leveraging Terraform Private Module Registry and Sentinel.
• Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational processes.
• Participate in requirements gathering, architecture reviews, and technical design workshops.
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and project teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Write and execute unit and integration tests to support automated deployments and platform reliability.
• Implement cloud security controls, governance standards, and compliance policies.
• Support containerised workloads and cloud-native platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and application delivery issues.
• Contribute to Azure platform strategy, engineering standards, and cloud adoption initiatives.

Required Experience

• Strong commercial experience designing and operating solutions within Microsoft Azure.
• Extensive experience with: Terraform Terraform Enterprise Terraform Sentinel Terraform Private Module Registry
• Infrastructure as Code best practices
• Deep understanding of Azure networking, including: Virtual Networks (VNet), ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, Routing & Connectivity
• Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Experience implementing cloud security controls including: Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience with identity and access management (IAM) solutions and frameworks.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery practices and test-driven development methodologies.
• Experience architecting and delivering enterprise software and cloud infrastructure solutions.

Desirable Experience

• Azure Certifications (AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400 or equivalent).
• Experience across AWS and/or GCP environments.
• Financial Services or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Platform Engineering or Internal Developer Platform experience.
• Exposure to cloud governance, security, and compliance programmes.