Summary: The role of DevOps Architect focuses on leveraging strong Azure expertise to deliver technical solutions for a leading IT solutions provider in the financial services sector. The position requires producing technical designs and implementing automation-first solutions while maintaining effective communication with clients. The role is structured as a 6-month contract and is classified as outside IR35. The working arrangement is hybrid, allowing for both remote and on-site work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce technical and feature level designs for applications.
• Implement technical solutions with an automation-first mindset.
• Deliver code through CI/CD tooling while maintaining good annotations.
• Provide feedback on patterns and standards in real-world applications.
• Communicate directly with customers regarding project progress and requirements.

Key Skills:

• Advanced Terraform proficiency or extensive Bicep/ARM experience plus another scripting/programming language.
• PowerShell expertise.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and Git.
• Management of Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of Azure Landing Zones and Azure Policy.
• Understanding of Azure RBAC and Privileged Identity Management.
• Experience with Azure Monitor and Azure Networking (VPN/ExpressRoute/VNet Peering/Virtual WAN).
• Familiarity with Azure Identity (Managed Identities/Service Principals/Entra ID/Easy Auth/MSAL).
• Experience with Azure Migrate and Virtual Machine assessments and migrations.
• Ability to conduct health check and architectural assessments of environments.

Salary (Rate): 450

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT