Azure DevOps Engineer
Summary
Mid-to-senior DevOps Engineer building, maintaining and improving Azure cloud infrastructure for a software consultancy's education-sector client. Day to day: writing Terraform modules, developing CI/CD pipelines, security hardening and observability with Application Insights/KQL — mostly remote with one office day per month in Newcastle.
DevOps Engineer (Azure / Terraform)
- Strong mid-level or senior DevOps Engineer opportunity supporting an education-sector client.
- Newcastle-based, working remotely with one day per month in the Newcastle office.
- Hands-on Azure infrastructure, Terraform development and observability.
- Immediate availability preferred, with a November start required.
ABOUT THE CLIENT
Our client is an established software consultancy delivering technology solutions across the public and private sectors. They are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to take ownership of cloud infrastructure and automation on an existing education-sector assignment. Previous education-sector experience is not required.
THE BENEFITS
- Flexible working hours and remote working.
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
- Technical learning resources and paid certifications.
- Private healthcare and dental cover.
- Discretionary performance bonus.
- Choice of MacBook Pro or Windows equipment.
THE DEVOPS ENGINEER ROLE
You will build, maintain and improve Azure infrastructure, writing Terraform code and reusable modules to support consistent, reliable deployments.
Working alongside engineering teams, you will develop CI/CD pipelines, strengthen infrastructure security and investigate production issues. You will use application telemetry, logs and metrics to understand system behaviour and improve reliability.
This role requires practical infrastructure engineering experience, including the ability to explain the code, configuration and technical decisions behind your work.
DEVOPS ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong hands-on Azure infrastructure experience.
- Experience writing Terraform configurations and reusable modules.
- Practical Application Insights experience and the ability to write KQL queries for troubleshooting.
- Experience implementing observability, monitoring and alerting.
- Infrastructure configuration and security hardening experience, with an understanding of the controls implemented.
- CI/CD and scripting experience.
- Ability to attend the Newcastle office once per month.
KEY SKILLS
DevOps Engineer, Azure, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, Application Insights, KQL, Observability, CI/CD, PowerShell, Ansible, Kubernetes, NSD