[Hiring] Azure DevOps Engineer @Livestock Information

Role Description

Are you a hands-on DevOps engineer who enjoys solving live issues and making platforms better each week? Can you turn Azure, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code into smooth, reliable delivery pipelines? Would you love the opportunity to build secure Azure pipelines that keep real, live services running every day? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

As an Azure DevOps Engineer, you’ll design and manage DevOps pipelines across PaaS-based Azure environments, embedding secure-by-design principles and meeting industry and government security standards. You’ll work closely with development, operations, and security teams to deliver automated, secure, and scalable services, while supporting live and non-production platforms. The role includes:

• 3rd-line support, break-fix and out-of-hours cover on a shift basis
• Platform optimisation
• Providing hands-on technical support to development teams

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Azure DevOps managing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code principles and tools such as Terraform and Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
• Understanding of security best practices for cloud environments
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience developing using JavaScript, C#

Requirements

• Deploying, monitoring, maintaining and improving our Azure platform
• Providing timely and efficient break-fix support to resolve system issues and minimise downtime in line with Service Level Agreements including out-of-hours
• Monitoring system performance, availability, and capacity
• Providing 3rd line support for live Azure Platform services
• Delivering and supporting the customers’ infrastructure requirements for service enhancements and new projects
• Leveraging deep expertise in Microsoft Azure’s IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings
• Designing, building, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines
• Implementing best practices for version control, continuous integration, and code review processes
• Using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or terraform
• Implementing security best practices and align infrastructure with compliance frameworks
• Configuring real-time monitoring and alerting within Azure
• Fostering strong relationships with software development, testing, and operations teams
• You may be required to undertake other duties assigned by your line manager as appropriate

Benefits

• A fully remote and flexible working set up
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to maximum of 30 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• 1 Privilege Day
• 4 x annual salary Life Assurance
• Market leading pension scheme through Legal & General
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Excellent learning, training, and career development opportunities
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is respected and valued