[Hiring] Azure DevOps Engineer @ISR Recruitment

Role Description

We are currently supporting a major central government project (Government Digital Services / GDS) in the search for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join their technology team on an initial 6-month contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute towards large-scale cloud and infrastructure initiatives within a highly secure, mission-critical environment, supporting platforms and services that underpin nationally significant operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing and optimising Azure-based DevOps and cloud engineering capabilities, helping to drive automation, scalability, security and operational resilience across modern cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience within Azure cloud and DevOps engineering environments
• Proven experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (e.g. Terraform, ARM, Bicep or similar)
• Experience working with containerisation and orchestration technologies
• Good understanding of cloud networking, monitoring and security best practices
• Strong scripting and automation capability (PowerShell, Bash or Python)
• Experience working with Git-based version control platforms
• Ability to work effectively within agile, fast-paced delivery environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Requirements

• Design, build and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure and DevOps environments
• Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployments and release management
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using industry best practices
• Support containerised and cloud-native application deployments
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and operational teams to improve platform reliability and scalability
• Monitor platform performance, security and availability, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement
• Support cloud migration, automation and modernisation initiatives
• Ensure environments adhere to security, governance and compliance standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment-related issues
• Contribute towards continuous improvement across DevOps tooling, processes and operational practices

Benefits

• Contract (6-months)
• Remote Working
• Market Rates (c£475 to £525 per day)

Applications

For further information on this role and some of the opportunities we have working as a GDS-focused Azure DevOps Engineer for an initial 6-month contract, consulting on a remote-working basis, please send your CV ASAP to James Sample ([email protected]) or please call me on 07436 071 269 to discuss the opportunities in more detail.