Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer - Outside IR35

Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer - Outside IR35

Posted 1 week ago by Eames Consulting

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for building and implementing secure, automated cloud environments in Azure for business-critical applications. This fully remote role requires deep expertise in infrastructure automation and collaboration with various teams to ensure compliant infrastructure delivery. The position is contract-based for 10 months and classified as outside IR35. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Azure and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate high-level architecture into working Azure Infrastructure environments
  • Build environments based on HLDs, aligning with architectural standards and patterns
  • Use Terraform and Ansible to implement infrastructure-as-code and automate application/service deployments
  • Support promotion of releases across environments through to production
  • Administer and maintain Snowflake and SQL Server from an infrastructure/operations perspective
  • Ensure environments are built securely and aligned with DevOps and cloud best practices
  • Collaborate with Architects, Security, and other engineering teams to ensure consistent and compliant infrastructure delivery
  • Contribute to the installation and automation of applications/services
  • Apply working knowledge of Windows Server and Active Directory to support hybrid environments

Key Skills:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure (essential)
  • Proven track record using Terraform and Ansible for IAC and automation
  • Infrastructure administration of SQL Server, Snowflake (nice to have)
  • Experience building and managing environments based on architectural designs
  • Familiarity with secure, enterprise-grade environments (no direct production access, role separation, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft technologies, particularly Windows Server and Active Directory
  • Previous experience working with a variety of technology stacks for compute, storage, virtualization, and network products ideally consisting of VMware, Cisco UCS, HP Nimble, Pure, and others
  • Ability to deliver under pressure with minimal oversight in a fully remote setup

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer

Contract Duration: 10 months (Until Dec 2026)

Rate: DOE - Outside IR35

Location: Remote (UK-based only)

Overview: We are looking to hire an experienced Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer on a fully remote outside-IR35 contract. You'll play a key role in building infrastructure and implementations in new cloud environments, delivering secure, automated cloud environments that support business-critical applications. This is a hands-on, delivery-oriented role requiring deep expertise in Azure, Infrastructure automation, Builds and Implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate high-level architecture into working Azure Infrastructure environments
  • Build environments based on HLDs, aligning with architectural standards and patterns
  • Building environments
  • Use Terraform and Ansible to implement infrastructure-as-code and automate application/service deployments
  • Support promotion of releases across environments through to production
  • Administer and maintain Snowflake and SQL Server from an infrastructure/operations perspective
  • Ensure environments are built securely and aligned with DevOps and cloud best practices
  • Collaborate with Architects, Security, and other engineering teams to ensure consistent and compliant infrastructure delivery
  • Contribute to the installation and automation of applications/services
  • Apply working knowledge of Windows Server and Active Directory to support hybrid environments

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure (essential)
  • Proven track record using Terraform and Ansible for IAC and automation
  • Infrastructure administration of SQL Server, Snowflake (nice to have)
  • Experience building and managing environments based on architectural designs
  • Familiarity with secure, enterprise-grade environments (no direct production access, role separation, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft technologies , particularly Windows Server and Active Directory
  • Previous experience working with a variety of technology stacks for compute, storage, virtualization, and network products ideally consisting of VMware, Cisco UCS, HP Nimble, Pure, and others
  • Ability to deliver under pressure with minimal oversight in a fully remote setup