Microsoft DevOps Engineer

The Microsoft DevOps Engineer designs, implements and supports secure, resilient and automated Microsoft Azure platforms. The role owns CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, cloud operations, monitoring and continuous improvement, working closely with infrastructure, security, application and project teams to accelerate reliable technology delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Engineering

• Design, deploy and manage Microsoft Azure environments in line with approved architecture and governance standards
• Support Azure landing zones, networking, compute, storage, backup and disaster recovery services
• Optimise cloud platform performance, resilience, capacity and cost

DevOps & Automation

• Design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using reusable YAML templates
• Automate infrastructure and application deployment using Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates
• Manage Git repositories, branching controls, pull requests, artefact versioning and release processes
• Develop PowerShell, Azure CLI and workflow automation to reduce manual operational effort

Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement monitoring and alerting with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights
• Investigate platform and deployment incidents, complete root cause analysis and drive corrective actions
• Maintain operational dashboards, service documentation and platform health reporting

Security & Compliance

• Embed DevSecOps controls, secure coding checks, secrets management and vulnerability remediation into delivery pipelines
• Apply least privilege, RBAC, Entra ID, Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management controls
• Support security reviews, audits and compliance requirements, including ISO 27001-aligned practices

Collaboration & Improvement

• Partner with developers, infrastructure, security, data and business teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
• Contribute to Agile planning, technical design reviews and release readiness activities
• Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, standards and knowledge articles
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve reliability, delivery speed and operational efficiency

Requirements

Cloud & Infrastructure Microsoft

• Azure; Azure landing zones; virtual machines; storage; VNETs; NSGs; VPN; ExpressRoute; Azure Backup; Site Recovery; Key Vault; Azure Policy

DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps Services; Azure Repos; Azure Pipelines; YAML; Git; branching and release strategies; artefact management; continuous integration and deployment

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform; Bicep; ARM templates; configuration management; reusable modules; environment standardisation

Identity & Endpoint

• Microsoft Entra ID; Conditional Access; RBAC; PIM; MFA; SSO; Microsoft Intune and endpoint management

Scripting & Integration

• PowerShell; Azure CLI; Bash; Python desirable; REST APIs; automation runbooks; workflow integration

Containers & Platforms

• Docker; Kubernetes; Azure Kubernetes Service; Azure Container Registry; cloud-native and microservices concepts

Security & DevSecOps

• Security by design; secure SDLC; secrets management; vulnerability management; policy compliance; threat monitoring; ISO 27001 awareness

Observability & Operations

• Azure Monitor; Log Analytics; Application Insights; incident management; root cause analysis; performance optimisation; SRE principles

Ways of Working

• Agile and Scrum; stakeholder management; technical documentation; problem solving; knowledge sharing; vendor collaboration; continuous improvement

Experience & Qualifications

• Three to five or more years of Azure, cloud engineering or DevOps experience
• Practical experience building and supporting Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, identity, networking and deployment tooling
• Experience working within Agile, change-controlled and security-conscious enterprise environments
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desirable
• Terraform Associate and ITIL Foundation certifications are desirable
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise database structures and data models
• Strong understanding of relational database design principles, normalization, indexing, and data integrity
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database administration
• Knowledge of data platform architecture including transactional, reporting, and analytical workloads
• Experience designing data integration solutions between ERP, CRM, HR, and business systems
• Ability to create and maintain logical and physical data models, entity relationship diagrams (ERDs), and data dictionaries
• Experience implementing data governance, security, retention, and auditing controls
• Understanding of modern Microsoft data platforms, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, and Microsoft Fabric
• Experience supporting reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, methodical and accountable, with strong attention to detail
• Clear communicator able to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Automation-first mindset with a focus on reliability, security and measurable improvement
• Able to prioritise competing demands and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment

Success Measures

• Reliable, repeatable and auditable deployment pipelines
• Reduced manual operational effort through automation and standardisation
• Improved platform availability, security, resilience and recovery readiness
• Faster, safer delivery of infrastructure and application changes
• Accurate documentation, effective knowledge transfer and positive stakeholder feedback