Azure DevOps Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Lorien
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior Azure DevOps Engineer involves managing the Azure platform's operations and technical backlog for a public sector client on a 6-month contract. The position requires hands-on experience with Azure security, networking, and orchestration, alongside strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement. The engineer will also champion continuous delivery practices and oversee the management of cloud platform components. This role is classified as inside IR35 and requires occasional office presence in a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day operations and technical backlog of the Azure platform.
- Deploy golden images and manage subscriptions or upgrades of Kubernetes.
- Provide strategic guidance and grow the team.
- Work alongside key stakeholders from business and technology.
- Champion continuous delivery in software engineering through Dev/Ops practices.
- Operate platforms in a controlled environment with strict change control.
- Manage and work with Kubernetes environments and observability tools.
- Utilize Azure monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
- Collaborate as part of a team rather than working individually.
Key Skills:
- Hands-on experience with Azure security and networking.
- Experience with orchestration and migration.
- Knowledge of Azure Data Factory (ADF) and data resource integrations.
- Experience in IT operations with strict change controls.
- Expertise in Microsoft Azure and Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
- Microsoft Azure administration skills/certification.
- Windows/Linux administration skills.
- Automation scripting skills (e.g., Terraform).
- Strong communication skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
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 operations of applications or data which 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.
Essential Criteria
- 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.
- Microsoft Azure administration skills / certification.
- Windows / Linux Admin.
- Automation scripting (e.g. Terraform).
To apply for this position please submit your CV.