DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure & Microsoft Fabric Infrastructure Engineer (Contract) with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting cloud infrastructure for modern data platforms. This role places a strong emphasis on Microsoft Fabric and Azure-native services , requiring someone who can confidently build secure, scalable, and cost-efficient environments that enable advanced data engineering and analytics workloads., * Lead the deployment and ongoing management of Azure infrastructure components supporting Microsoft Fabric , Azure Data Lake Storage , and related data services.

• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using ARM templates or Terraform to ensure consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Monitor and continually optimise Azure and Fabric environments for cost, performance, resilience, and scalability.
• Configure and manage security across Fabric and Azure, including licensing, Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, access controls, and Private Endpoints.
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and data platform deployments using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Provide advanced platform support, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for Fabric and Azure infrastructure components.

• Extensive hands-on experience deploying, securing, and managing Azure infrastructure to support Microsoft Fabric and Azure-based data management platforms.
• Strong background in IaC using ARM templates or Terraform, with experience automating end-to-end infrastructure deployments.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, HCL, and JSON.
• Solid understanding of Azure governance, identity, networking, and security best practices.
• Practical experience with DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and data workloads.
• Ability to work autonomously in a contract setting while delivering high-quality, production-ready solutions.