Proactive Appointments
Azure DevOps Engineer
We are looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join our growing technology team. You'll be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and optimising Azure-hosted environments, ensuring they remain secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective.
Working closely with Development, QA, Support, and Project teams, you'll play a key role in platform improvements, deployments, automation, and supporting cloud infrastructure across a modern microservices-based environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Build, maintain, and improve Azure cloud platforms and environments
* Support deployment pipelines and continuous delivery processes
* Collaborate with development teams on infrastructure and environment decisions
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform and application issues
* Implement monitoring, logging, and performance optimisation solutions
* Participate in paid out-of-hours deployment activities and support rota
* Contribute to infrastructure automation and platform scalability initiatives
Skills & Experience
* 2+ years' experience in a DevOps or Cloud Engineering role
* Strong experience with:
* Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines
* Docker (Linux & Windows)
* Kubernetes / Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
* CI/CD and Continuous Deployment practices
* Azure SQL Databases and Managed Instances
* Azure Service Bus or similar messaging platforms
* PowerShell scripting
* Microsoft SQL Server
* Application monitoring and logging tools
* Experience supporting microservices-based architectures
* Knowledge of IIS, SSO, Cosmos DB, NGINX, and Azure Application Insights
* Platform performance tuning and optimisation experience
Desirable
* Bicep and ARM Templates
* Cloudflare
* Octopus Deploy
* C#/.NET knowledge
* Prometheus and Grafana
* Seq, Loki, or similar logging platforms
* Virtual machine administration
Benefits
* Annual performance bonus
* Private medical, dental, life assurance, and income protection cover
* Employer pension contributions up to 10%
* 23 days holiday, increasing with service, plus bank holidays
* Holiday buy/sell scheme
* Flexible hybrid working (office attendance 4 days per 10 working days)
* Professional development and training support
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Regular social and wellbeing initiatives
Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.
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