DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Posted 09 March 2023
Salary £60000 - £65000 per annum
LocationUnited Kingdom
Job type Permanent
Discipline DevelopmentInfrastructure ​
ReferenceZJ-25-10
Contact NameZak Jones

Job description

DevOps Engineer (Azure)
Remote, UK
£60k + 20% Bonus

Job Summary:
My client is looking for a skilled Azure Platform Engineer to join their dynamic team. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining their platform architecture to ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of their systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust and reliable platform services.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and maintain the platform architecture, ensuring its reliability, scalability, and efficiency
  • Manage and maintain the infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, and security
  • Continuously monitor and optimize the platform's performance and availability
  • Automate manual tasks and implement continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in platform engineering and recommend improvements to the existing architecture
Requirements:
  • At least 3 years of experience in Platform or DevOps engineering or related roles.
  • Solid experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based platforms: Azure
  • Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (IaC): Terraform
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines: Ideally Azure DevOps, but Jenkins or GitLab etc are fine
  • Experience with automation tools e.g., Ansible
  • Experience with scripting tools: ideally PowerShell but other accepted
  • Strong experience of operating systems: Linux and Windows
Desirable 
  • Experience with monitoring skills e.g., Prometheus, DataDog, Grafana etc
  • Strong experience with automation tools e.g., Ansible
  • Experience with .Net or ReactJS
  • Experience with testing tools

If you are a motivated and skilled Platform Engineer looking to join a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career growth and development.