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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior DevOps Consultant - **Company:** Bighanders - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Software Quality, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Information Technology Operations, Nagios, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Kusto Query Language, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Data Logging, Scripting, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** May 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/37813612/ ## About the Role Hands-on working experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud services (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), Security, Networking and Azure DevOps Pipelines. Hands-on working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Packer, Terraform and programming and/or scripting language such as PowerShell, Bash, SQL, KQL. Hands-on knowledge on the usage of CI/CD processes including the integration of security & code quality tools. Hands-on experience in engineering and automation of container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker. Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, testing, and securing APIs. Hands-on experience implementing security controls across data, infrastructure, and applications primarily in Azure. Hands-on knowledge in logging, monitoring and alerting tools. Hands-on knowledge in setup, maintaining and supporting Kubernetes environments using cloud providers specifically Azure. Hands-on experience implementing WAF solutions. ## Description Work on a greenfield AI transformation programme, building Azure cloud services from scratch. Actively promoting DevOps ways of working and SRE best practices within teams. Work with DevOps/Platform Engineers, Developers, Architecture and Security to design, plan, implement and release necessary changes according to the needs of the business. Working with other DevOps/Platform Engineers in providing templates and knowledge that facilitates smooth automation process through out a project lifecycle. Continuously drive improvements in processes, tooling, and system architecture of the underlying infrastructure and capabilities. Work on everything from transitioning on-prem services into Azure cloud (PaaS and IaaS services), helping move to and maintain orchestrated container-based service architecture (Azure Kubernetes and Docker). Add, improve and maintain modules in our Terraform & PowerShell module library. Create and maintain an enterprise grade monitoring and alerting solutions of applications, networks, data and infrastructure services. Assist in the creation of reports/dashboards for usage and up-time. Manage and monitor system health to ensure that issues are quickly identified and resolved. 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