DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Posted 2 weeks ago by Haystack

£400 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Summary: This role is for a DevOps Engineer at a cloud-first technology innovator, focusing on scaling modern infrastructure across a multi-cloud landscape. The position involves hands-on management of Azure ecosystems, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring infrastructure reliability through advanced observability tools. Candidates should possess deep technical expertise in Azure DevOps and experience with multi-cloud environments, particularly AWS and GCP. The role offers a competitive day rate and a flexible working environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the management of Azure ecosystems, including AKS, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, and Redis.
  • Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Shared GitHub Actions.
  • Manage multi-cloud integrations involving AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Scale infrastructure reliability by configuring Azure Front Door, Key Vault, and Entra ID.
  • Drive a proactive monitoring culture using Prometheus, Grafana, and other observability tools.

Key Skills:

  • Deep technical expertise in Azure DevOps tooling and cloud infrastructure management.
  • Experience deploying and orchestrating containers within Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Proficiency in GitHub Actions for automation and deployment workflows.
  • Familiarity with multi-cloud environments, specifically AWS and GCP services.
  • Background in observability and alerting frameworks such as Grafana and Sentry.

Salary (Rate): £400 daily

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We're working with a cloud-first, multi-platform technology innovator on this exciting opportunity. Join a fast-moving, high-growth environment where you will scale modern infrastructure across a diverse multi-cloud landscape. We are looking for high-impact engineers to take ownership of automation and site reliability using a cutting-edge stack featuring Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), GitHub Actions, and advanced observability tools.

The Role

  • Lead the hands-on management of a robust Azure ecosystem, including AKS, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, and Redis.
  • Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Shared GitHub Actions to ensure seamless code deployment across public and private repositories.
  • Manage multi-cloud integrations involving AWS (CloudFront, S3) and Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery) for specialized analytics services.
  • Scale infrastructure reliability by configuring Azure Front Door, Key Vault, and Entra ID (PIM) for maximum security and performance.
  • Drive a proactive "monitor-everything" culture using Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, and Logit.io to ensure zero-downtime operations.

What You'll Need

  • Deep technical expertise in Azure DevOps tooling and cloud infrastructure management.
  • Proven experience deploying and orchestrating containers within Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Strong proficiency in GitHub Actions for building scalable automation and deployment workflows.
  • Practical familiarity with multi-cloud environments, specifically utilizing AWS and GCP services.
  • Solid background in observability and alerting frameworks such as Grafana, Sentry, and StatusCake.

What's On Offer

  • Competitive day rate of £350 - £400 (Initial 3-month contract).
  • Fully remote-friendly working environment with flexible hybrid options in Manchester.
  • Opportunity to work on a modern, multi-cloud platform at scale with the latest DevOps tooling.

Apply via Haystack today!