SC Cleared DevOps Engineer - AKS
Initial 6-month contract
Hybrid working
£490 - £500 per day | Inside IR35
We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of dedicated Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters within a large enterprise environment.
The role will focus on building and configuring CI/CD pipelines, testing Terraform code and deploying Azure infrastructure to support a third-party business application.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to validate, test and deploy Terraform code
- Deploy and configure dedicated AKS clusters and associated Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone
- Implement automated validation, security checks and approval stages within deployment pipelines
- Support the third-party application team with deployment requirements and platform configuration
- Troubleshoot Terraform, pipeline, Azure and Kubernetes deployment issues
- Ensure deployments meet existing engineering, security and governance standards
Requirements:
- Proven experience working as a DevOps Engineer, Azure Devops Engineer, Azure Platform Engineer, or similar
- Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes
- Practical experience deploying Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone
- Strong working knowledge of Terraform, including testing code and troubleshooting deployment issues
- Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using enterprise DevOps tooling
- Experience supporting large-scale Kubernetes deployments and troubleshooting cluster issues
Desirable:
- Active SC clearance (highly desirable)
- Location: Hybrid working in Manchester or Blackpool
ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
SC Cleared Azure DevOps Engineer - AKS in Birmingham employer: ECS
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