Azure DevOps Engineer - Utilities

Summary: The role of DevOps Engineer focuses on supporting a significant Azure migration project for a major organization within the Energy industry. The position requires expertise in designing, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure as part of a digital transformation initiative. This hybrid role involves both remote and on-site work, emphasizing collaboration with development teams. The contract is classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the migration of complex application stacks and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
• Build and manage automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.
• Collaborate with development teams to modernise workloads and enable cloud-native practices.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency in Azure environments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across infrastructure automation and delivery workflows.

Key Skills:

• 3+ years in DevOps roles with a focus on cloud automation and infrastructure delivery.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly around migrations and platform setup.
• Strong skills in Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other CI/CD tooling.
• Background in scripting or coding (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Familiarity with Azure governance, RBAC, tagging, and cost management.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (AKS, Docker).
• Exposure to the utilities or energy, either directly or via third party.

Salary (Rate): £550 per day

City: undetermined

Country: England

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Energy

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: DevOps Engineer - Azure Migration
Location: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)
Type: Contract - Outside IR35

iO Associates have partnered with a small energy distributer who are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale Azure migration project for a major organisation in the Energy industry. You'll play a key role in designing, automating, and optimising cloud infrastructure as part of a critical digital transformation programme. This is a hybrid role, with a mix of remote and on-site work.

Responsibilities:

• Support the migration of complex application stacks and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
• Build and manage automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.
• Collaborate with development teams to modernise workloads and enable cloud-native practices.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency in Azure environments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across infrastructure automation and delivery workflows.

Requirements:

• 3+ years in DevOps roles with a focus on cloud automation and infrastructure delivery.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly around migrations and platform setup.
• Strong skills in Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other CI/CD tooling.
• Background in scripting or coding (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Familiarity with Azure governance, RBAC, tagging, and cost management.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (AKS, Docker).
• Exposure to the utilities or energy, either directly or via third party