DevOps Engineer - Azure in London, United Kingdom

Job Description – CI/CD Infrastructure Engineer (Azure | DevOps | IaC | Kubernetes)

Role Overview

We are seeking a CI/CD Infrastructure Engineer with strong experience in Azure, DevOps automation, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code. You will design and operate enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation frameworks that ensure secure, reliable, and scalable delivery across multiple environments.

This role sits at the intersection of DevOps, cloud engineering, automation, and platform reliability .

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

• Design and implement end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions .

• Automate build, test, and deployment workflows across environments.

• Manage pipeline reliability, security, and performance.

Azure Infrastructure Engineering

• Design and manage Azure cloud infrastructure, including:

  • Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS

  • Networking (VNet, NSG, Load Balancers)

  • Storage and databases

• Ensure infrastructure is scalable, secure, and highly available .

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, ARM, or Bicep .

• Ensure repeatable, version‑controlled infrastructure deployments.

• Automate environment provisioning across Dev, QA, and Prod.

DevOps Automation & Integration

• Integrate infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments.

• Implement automated release strategies and rollback mechanisms.

• Improve deployment speed and reduce manual interventions.

Monitoring, Reliability & Performance

• Implement monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights .

• Troubleshoot performance issues and deployment failures.

• Ensure high availability and disaster‑recovery readiness.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Implement DevSecOps practices within pipelines and infrastructure.

• Manage identity and access using Azure AD and RBAC .

• Ensure compliance with enterprise and cloud governance standards.

Collaboration & Enablement

• Work closely with development, architecture, platform, operations, and SRE teams.

• Enable teams with reusable CI/CD templates and infrastructure frameworks.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

• 5+ years in Azure DevOps , CI/CD , or Infrastructure Engineering .

• Experience with enterprise‑scale deployments .

Core Technical Skills

• Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

• CI/CD pipeline design & automation

• Strong Azure cloud knowledge

Infrastructure & Cloud

• Azure compute: VMs, AKS, App Services

• Networking & security

• Storage & databases

• IaC: Terraform, ARM, Bicep

Scripting & Automation

• PowerShell, Bash, Python

• YAML pipeline scripting (preferred)

Containerization (Preferred)

• Docker

• Kubernetes (AKS)

Additional (Nice‑to‑Have)

• DevSecOps tooling

• Multi‑cloud exposure

• FinOps (cost optimization)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering.

• Azure certifications (AZ‑104, AZ‑400) preferred.