Azure DevOps Engineer - 12 months - London - £475/day - Inside IR35

Hamilton Barnes

London, UK

1 day ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

6 years minimum

Compensation

£123,500.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerboard.com

Tech stack

Kubernetes Security Application Performance Management Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Cloud Storage System Configuration Continuous Integration DevOps Github Monitoring of Systems Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language)

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Log Analysis Windows PowerShell Role-Based Access Control Ansible Azure DevOps Pipelines SonarQube Data Streaming YAML Data Logging Scripting Cloud Platform System Cloud Monitoring System Availability Delivery Pipeline Snowflake Grafana Azure Powershell Veracode Gitlab-ci Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Deployment Automation Bicep Apache Kafka Azure AKS Machine Learning Operations Checkmarx Terraform Software Version Control Devsecops Serverless Computing Azure Resource Manager Docker Jenkins Databricks Vulnerability Analysis

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a global technology services organisation on a 12-month hybrid contract based in London. The successful candidate will design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, cloud environments, and DevOps best practices on Microsoft Azure, working closely with Development, QA, Security, and Operations teams within a financial services environment., * Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps YAML pipelines, automating build, deployment, testing, and release processes

Implement branch management, version control, and release strategies, improving deployment reliability and reducing manual intervention through automation
Provision and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep, configuring and maintaining resources including VMs, App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, and Storage Accounts
Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud environments
Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS), monitoring and optimising Kubernetes clusters and implementing container security best practices
Implement monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Grafana, performing root cause analysis and troubleshooting production issues
Implement DevSecOps practices including vulnerability scanning and compliance checks
Develop automation scripts using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, or Python to automate infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows
Participate in architecture discussions and DevOps transformation initiatives, mentoring junior engineers and promoting DevOps best practices

Requirements

6+ years of hands-on Azure DevOps experience (essential)
Strong expertise in Azure Cloud Services and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using YAML
Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM Templates, and Bicep
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
Experience with monitoring tools including Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics
Strong Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Azure CLI
Knowledge of networking, security, identity management, and RBAC
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Desirable: Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-305), experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, MLOps pipelines, Databricks or Snowflake deployment automation, Kafka/event streaming, Ansible, FinOps and Azure cost optimisation, and familiarity with DevSecOps tooling such as SonarQube, Veracode, or Checkmarx