Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Who we are

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement. We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys. We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long‑term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our DevOps team, leveraging strong DevOps and Platform Engineering expertise to design and implement infrastructure and configuration as code. The role involves diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues, addressing technical debt, driving continuous improvement, and enhancing ways of working to deliver high‑quality, reliable software solutions that create meaningful value for our customers.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing and delivering scalable, well‑architected, and maintainable solutions, proactively resolving complex end‑to‑end issues and introducing innovative approaches to maximise customer value
• Defining and implementing robust automated testing strategies, covering both functional and non‑functional requirements to ensure consistently high‑quality outcomes
• Leading and contributing to code reviews, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, best practices, and both functional and non‑functional requirements
• Owning and driving security assurance across team deliverables, embedding best practices to safeguard company and customer data
• Leveraging performance metrics and insights to drive continuous improvement in deployment, monitoring, and operational processes, ensuring resilient and high‑performing systems
• Championing continuous improvement by enhancing team processes, rituals, and culture to maintain productivity, collaboration, and effectiveness
• Managing, motivating, and developing team members through coaching and mentorship, supporting professional growth, removing blockers, and strengthening team capability
• Promoting and ensuring a customer‑centric approach, aligning all solutions and interactions with Legal & General’s principles of delivering excellent and fair customer outcomes

Who we're looking for:

• Degree‑level qualification in a technology‑related discipline is preferred; however, equivalent practical experience will be considered
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including cloud infrastructure, core services, networking, identity management (Azure AD, RBAC), and security tools such as Azure Security Centre and Monitor
• Proven experience with infrastructure automation and provisioning tools, particularly Terraform, alongside familiarity with alternatives such as ARM, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Hands‑on experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes (AKS preferred), as well as associated tooling such as Helm or Kustomize
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g. Bash, Python, Ansible), with a focus on improving efficiency and managing repetitive tasks
• Solid understanding of cloud security, vulnerability scanning, testing tools for infrastructure‑as‑code, and best practices in secure configuration and capacity planning
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and maintain high‑quality, optimised solutions, alongside strong problem‑solving and debugging skills in complex environments
• Experience working in Agile environments, with the ability to collaborate effectively within teams, demonstrate technical leadership or mentoring, and maintain clear documentation and governance standards

Benefits

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand‑new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel. We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part‑time, term‑time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.