Location -Newquay (flexible with minimum of 5 days per month onsite)
Salary - £55,491 plus 10% achievable bonus
We're supporting a respected UK institution with a specialist central IT team focused on enabling secure, compliant cloud deployments for research workloads - primarily on Microsoft Azure (with light AWS exposure). The collaborative team (6 people) is growing its DevOps capability and needs a hands‑on lead engineer to own Azure DevOps practices, mentor colleagues transitioning to cloud, and guide researchers in building robust, governed deployments.
This is a true leadership + technical ownership role: Azure DevOps SME, CI/CD pipeline architect, coaching/mentoring lead, and final escalation point for complex cloud/dev issues in a highly regulated environment.
What you'll be doing
- Act as the go‑to expert for Azure DevOps: pipelines (YAML), repos/branching policies, CI/CD automation, troubleshooting, and resource management
- Design, build, and optimise pipelines to accelerate secure software delivery for research applications
- Provide hands‑on guidance to researchers/developers (often with limited pro dev experience) on writing fit‑for‑purpose, secure code - strong .NET/Python preferred
- Coach and upskill the team on DevOps/cloud best practices, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement
- Support core Azure services (Web Apps, Storage, SQL/PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, Monitor/logs, Entra ID App Registrations) and ensure compliance/security (OWASP, governed tenant standards)
- Create/maintain technical documentation (designs, runbooks, guides) and contribute to quality processes
- Troubleshoot incidents, drive root‑cause fixes, monitor SLAs, and identify service enhancements
- Collaborate across IT teams, represent in change/service meetings, and promote operational excellence
What we're looking for - Essential
- Solid development background, ideally .NET and/or Python, to assist with code quality/security
- Proven coaching/mentoring skills in cloud/DevOps for mixed‑experience teams
- Experience designing/deploying/maintaining Azure services in enterprise/governed environments
- Strong knowledge of Azure resources (Web Apps, Storage, Databases, Monitor, Entra ID) and log analysis
- Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
- Some AWS exposure
- PowerShell/ARM/JSON scripting
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-204)
- ITIL Foundation or Agile experience
- Background in higher education/research support
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