DevOps Engineer

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a DevOps Engineer to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a remote role with very occasional UK travel. Our client is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join their team. This role is responsible for maintaining and optimising cloud infrastructure services, ensuring high availability, performance in line with SLAs, and relevance to business needs. The DevOps Engineer will contribute to major technology and digital transformation programs, implementing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) to support service enhancements. You will work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, supporting existing cloud services while assisting in the design and deployment of new solutions. Applying Agile methodologies and adhere to industry best practices for digital service expansion in Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Refining architectures that underpin digital services, ensuring new cloud technologies are secure by design and remain protected throughout operations to safeguard critical data and users
• Engages with end users, providing support and ensuring a high-quality, customer-focused service
• Support the development of a multi-skilled DevOps team, managing cloud-based technologies
• Establish and refine DevOps processes, fostering a culture of CI/CD
• Collaborate with development and test teams to automate workflows and integrate modern tooling
• Design, implement, and manage highly available, resilient, scalable, and maintainable cloud solutions
• Provide engineering support for large-scale digital transformation projects across the organisation

Requirements

• Experience in implementing and managing cloud-based solutions in Microsoft Azure using IaaS or PaaS
• Expertise in building and optimising CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of live cloud service monitoring and proactive troubleshooting
• Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM templates) in a version-controlled environment
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Deep understanding of cloud technologies and IT estate management
• Must be eligible for SC Clearance

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.