Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Birmingham
Summary: The role of Senior DevOps Engineer focuses on leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable cloud infrastructure, primarily using Azure and AWS. The position emphasizes hands-on technical skills, mentorship, and collaboration, particularly in driving containerization initiatives and CI/CD pipelines. The engineer will also be responsible for embedding security best practices across platforms and contributing to team capability growth. This is an outside IR35 position based in Birmingham with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work on Azure container platforms using:
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- Azure App Services
- Azure API Management (APIM)
- Lead migration of legacy applications to containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (CircleCI experience a plus)
- Implement container security: ACR scanning, Pod Security Standards, AKS network policies
- Manage AKS cluster operations: upgrades, node pools, auto-scaling
- Ensure compliance with IAM, PIM, RBAC policies
- Respond to incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and maintain runbooks
- Chair/attend relevant committees and uphold infection prevention responsibilities
Key Skills:
- Cloud Expertise: Proven experience with Azure and AWS
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Solutions Architect (AZ-305) AWS Accreditations.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Hands-on with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, AKS cluster management
- Azure Kubernetes Service Specialist certification (or equivalent) preferred
- Security & Compliance: Strong grasp of cloud security, IAM, governance frameworks
- Monitoring & Secrets Management: Azure Monitor, Key Vault, Azure Policy
- Collaboration: Excellent communicator with a passion for mentoring and documentation
Salary (Rate): Up to £0.00 per day
City: Birmingham
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Outside IR35, Azure Dev Ops Engineer, Hybrid, AKS, ACR, ACR,ACI, APIM, CI/CD, Containerisation. AWS
My leading client is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Azure and experience on AWS to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable cloud infrastructure. You'll be instrumental in driving containerization initiatives, enabling CI/CD pipelines, and embedding security best practices across platforms.
This is a hands-on technical role with a strong emphasis on mentorship, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You'll also contribute to team capability growth through knowledge sharing and documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Work on Azure container platforms using:
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- Azure App Services
- Azure API Management (APIM)
- Lead migration of legacy applications to containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (CircleCI experience a plus)
- Implement container security: ACR scanning, Pod Security Standards, AKS network policies
- Manage AKS cluster operations: upgrades, node pools, auto-scaling
- Ensure compliance with IAM, PIM, RBAC policies
- Respond to incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and maintain runbooks
- Chair/attend relevant committees and uphold infection prevention responsibilities
Skills & Qualifications
- Cloud Expertise: Proven experience with Azure and AWS
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Solutions Architect (AZ-305) AWS Accediations.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Hands-on with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, AKS cluster management
- Azure Kubernetes Service Specialist certification (or equivalent) preferred
- Security & Compliance: Strong grasp of cloud security, IAM, governance frameworks
- Monitoring & Secrets Management: Azure Monitor, Key Vault, Azure Policy
- Collaboration: Excellent communicator with a passion for mentoring and documentation
If this role is of interest and you are available ASAP please drop me your cv for more details