We’re working with a leading organisation undertaking a major Azure platform migration and are looking for a Senior Azure DevOps / Platform Engineer to join on an initial 3-month contract.The client has recently built a new Azure hub-and-spoke platform centred around AKS, with infrastructure delivered through Terraform and Helm and CI/CD managed through Azure DevOps. The immediate focus is migrating existing services onto the new platform while modernising and decommissioning legacy infrastructure.The RoleYou’ll be hands-on across the Azure estate, helping migrate live services into AKS, rework their deployment pipelines and extend the underlying Infrastructure as Code.Key areas will include:Migrating existing services onto AKS and into new Azure subscriptionsMoving services and pipelines into a new Azure DevOps project and standardising deployment processesDeveloping and maintaining Terraform modules across multiple environments/regionsAuthoring and maintaining Helm charts for microservicesSupporting Kubernetes deployments, ingress, workload identity, scaling and troubleshootingWorking on Azure Front Door, WAF, Firewall, DNS and routingHelping migrate internal traffic away from Cloudflare onto Azure-native servicesSafely decommissioning legacy infrastructure and managing dependencies/stateOptimising Azure services including Cosmos DB and Redis for performance and costSupporting security hardening and vulnerability scanningMaintaining healthy CI/CD pipelines and supporting wider platform engineering/BAU activityProducing clear runbooks and handover documentation for SRE teamsAzure - particularly AKS and hub-and-spoke landing zonesTerraform - modules, remote Azure state and multi-environment deploymentsKubernetes & Helm - hands-on chart development, deployments, ingress, scaling and troubleshootingAzure networking/security - Front Door, WAF, Firewall, DNS, Private Endpoints, RBAC and identityAzure DevOps - strong pipeline experience and automated security/testingExperience migrating live services/platforms between subscriptions, clusters or environmentsAzure cost and performance optimisation, particularly Cosmos DB and RedisGit/PR-based development and strong Infrastructure as Code practicesAbility to work independently in a senior contract capacityAzure Monitor, App Insights, Log Analytics, KQL or GrafanaService Bus, App Configuration or Entra IDSecurity tooling such as Trivy, Checkov, Snyk or SonarCloudCKA/CKAD, AZ-400, Azure Solutions Architect or Terraform certification
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DevOps Engineer in London employer: Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
As a leading institution in Higher Education, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. With a focus on professional development and growth opportunities, our team members are supported in their career journeys while contributing to meaningful projects that impact students' lives. Located in a dynamic environment, this role offers the unique advantage of predominantly remote work, allowing for flexibility and work-life balance during a pivotal time of change.
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