DevOps Engineer

Azure DevOps Engineer 6-month contract SC Cleared London/Remote Outside of IR35

My SC Cleared customer is seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps / Platform Engineer with deep, hands-on experience in Azure-native engineering and advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role is ideal for someone who operates at the intersection of DevOps and Software Engineering bringing a strong development mindset to infrastructure design, automation, and testing.

Key Skills & Experience from the Azure DevOps Engineer:

• Active SC Clearance ideal/lapsed considered
• Advanced Azure Engineering
  • Strong experience designing for high availability
  • Deep understanding of Azure-native services and architecture patterns
  • Github actions
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Expert-level proficiency with Terraform and/or Bicep
  • Strong focus on modularity, reusability, and maintainability
  • Experience integrating automated testing frameworks (e.g. Terratest, Checkov)
• Azure Networking & Security
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Managed Identities
    • Private Endpoints
    • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• CI/CD & Automation
  • Proven experience building advanced pipelines using GitHub Actions
  • Strong understanding of pipeline orchestration, automation, and deployment strategies

Key Responsibilities of the Azure DevOps Engineer:

• Design and implement high availability Azure architectures, including regional failover and load balancing strategies embedded within IaC templates
• Build and maintain scalable, reusable Terraform and/or Bicep modules following best practices in modular design
• Github actions
• Champion Test Driven Development (TDD) principles within infrastructure pipelines
• Implement automated security and compliance checks using tools such as Checkov or Terratest
• Develop and manage complex CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions
• Engineer secure Azure environments using Managed Identities, Private Endpoints, and RBAC

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