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# DevOps Architect

- **Company:** Codeconvergence Limited (CCL)
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Static Program Analysis, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server, Team Foundation Server, Windows Servers, Cisco Nexus Switches, Windows PowerShell, SonarQube, Systems Integration, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Playwright, Bicep, Firewall Services Module, Terraform, Splunk, Dynatrace, Vmware
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815452414-devops-architect

## About the Role

* Proven DevOps architecture and hands-on experience automating infrastructure and deployments with PowerShell and IaC approaches.
 * Practical experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS) or similar private cloud provisioning.
 * Strong administration and automation experience for Windows Server 2022 and SQL Server 2022.
 * Experience migrating TFS and UCD pipelines to modern CI/CD platforms; deep familiarity with Harness.
 * Integration experience with SonarQube, Nexus, MS code analysis, and test automation tools.
 * Expertise in observability and logging solutions, especially Dynatrace and Splunk.
 * Excellent documentation, stakeholder communication, and cross-team leadership skills + Team Management.

Nice-to-Have

 * Familiarity with Terraform/ARM/Bicep, containers, and orchestration platforms.
 * Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect or Azure DevOps Engineer.
 * Enterprise networking and security architecture experience., Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

## Description

* Architect end-to-end CI/CD using Harness; create reusable build and release templates, promote environment gating, and own pipeline best practices.
 * Lead migration of TFS build pipelines and IBM UCD release flows into Harness with migration playbooks and rollback plans.
 * Define and implement IaC patterns for AVS using PowerShell and modular templates to enable repeatable environment provisioning.
 * Standardize automation for Windows Server 2022, SQL Server 2022, IIS, DNS, F5, and firewall configurations; produce reusable scripts and templates.
 * Design observability and alerting architecture using Dynatrace and Splunk; codify SLOs/SLIs and incident response runbooks.
 * Embed quality, security, and test automation into pipelines (SonarQube, MS code analysis, Nexus, Playwright).
 * Create platform governance, templating standards, and enablement materials for delivery teams; mentor engineers on adoption.


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