Azure DevOps Engineer

Azure DevOps Engineer

Location: Warton, Lancaster – 1 day per week onsite

Salary: Up to £55,000

Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Clearance

Experience: 3+ years’ relevant experience

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a growing technical environment in Warton, Lancaster.

This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity with a strong possibility of converting into a permanent role, as the organisation looks to build and strengthen its internal DevOps capability.

You’ll work across Azure infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, containerisation and cloud security, helping to build and maintain secure, scalable environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code: Build, maintain and improve cloud infrastructure using Terraform, ARM and/or Bicep, aligned with Azure Landing Zone standards.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Design and implement automated build, testing and release pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
• Azure & Containerisation: Manage and configure Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments and Docker container image workflows.
• Security & Governance: Support secrets management, identity and access controls using Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID, working within strict defence/government compliance requirements.
• Monitoring: Monitor infrastructure health, availability and performance using Azure Monitor, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Automation & Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve deployment processes, infrastructure reliability and automation across the environment.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years’ experience within DevOps, Cloud Engineering or a similar technical role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Terraform, ARM and/or Bicep.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling.
• Experience working with AKS and Docker.
• Knowledge of Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus or Grafana.
• Comfortable working within a highly regulated, security-focused environment.
• Must be eligible to obtain SC Clearance.
• Able to work onsite in Warton, Lancaster one day per week.

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £55,000
• 12-month fixed-term contract
• Strong potential to convert into a permanent position
• Hybrid working with only 1 day per week onsite in Warton
• Opportunity to join an organisation investing in and building its internal DevOps capability
• Work within a technically challenging Azure environment covering cloud, automation, Kubernetes and infrastructure as code.