SC Cleared Azure DevOps Engineer - AKS

SC Cleared DevOps Engineer - AKS

Initial 6-month contract

Hybrid working

£490 - £500 per day | Inside IR35

We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of dedicated Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters within a large enterprise environment.

The role will focus on building and configuring CI/CD pipelines, testing Terraform code and deploying Azure infrastructure to support a third-party business application.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to validate, test and deploy Terraform code


• Deploy and configure dedicated AKS clusters and associated Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone


• Implement automated validation, security checks and approval stages within deployment pipelines


• Support the third-party application team with deployment requirements and platform configuration


• Troubleshoot Terraform, pipeline, Azure and Kubernetes deployment issues


• Ensure deployments meet existing engineering, security and governance standards

Requirements

• Proven experience working as a DevOps Engineer, Azure Devops Engineer, Azure Platform Engineer, or similar


• Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes


• Practical experience deploying Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone


• Strong working knowledge of Terraform, including testing code and troubleshooting deployment issues


• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using enterprise DevOps tooling


• Experience supporting large-scale Kubernetes deployments and troubleshooting cluster issues

Desirable

• Active SC clearance (highly desirable)


• Location: Hybrid working in Manchester or Blackpool

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy