DevOps Engineer

Overview

DevOps Engineer - Azure (Contract)

Location: Remote with occasional day on site

Contract Type: 9-12 months (with potential extension)

Start Date: October 2025

Rate: up to £425/day

IR35: Outside

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and management of our clients Azure-based container infrastructure. You will play a key role in enabling continuous integration and delivery, ensuring system reliability, and embedding security best practices across a greenfield technology platform.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in cloud-native environments, understands the nuances of container orchestration, and is passionate about automation, scalability, and secure delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain a secure, scalable Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environment.
• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines for containerised workloads.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security policies and access controls.
• Support containerisation of legacy applications and new services.
• Enable monitoring, alerting, and incident response for container workloads.
• Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and team knowledge sharing.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience with Azure cloud platforms.
• Hands-on expertise with:
  
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Docker, Helm, container orchestration
  • Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates)
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD automation.
• Experience with secure cloud architecture and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Desirable

• Experience with Azure Arc for hybrid/multi-cluster scenarios
• Familiarity with container-native security and governance tools
• Exposure to regulated environments

Apply now or reach out for more details.