Senior Engineer AIS Release and Deployment - Consultant - MFT - KGS CH
Job Title: Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
Role Overview
The Senior Azure DevOps Engineer is accountable for the design, implementation, and ongoing optimisation of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) supporting Azure-based integration solutions. The role enables secure, reliable, and repeatable deployments of Azure Integration Services, including Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and API Management, across multiple environments.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role works closely with development, integration, and platform teams to ensure deployment readiness, release quality, and operational resilience, while providing technical guidance to less experienced engineers.
Key Responsibilities
CI/CD & Infrastructure Automation
Design, build, own, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for:
Azure Logic Apps (Consumption and Standard)
Azure Function Apps
Azure API Management
Terraform-based infrastructure deployments
Develop and maintain Terraform modules and templates to provision Azure resources including:
Service Bus
Azure Key Vault
Storage Accounts
App Services and supporting components
Ensure consistent, repeatable, and auditable deployments across Dev, Test, UAT, and Production environments
DevOps Best Practices & Security
Implement secure secrets and configuration management using Azure Key Vault and managed identities
Apply DevOps best practices such as:
GitFlow or trunk-based development
Pull request governance and code reviews
Automated validations and quality gates
Embed security and compliance controls into pipelines and IaC
Release & Operational Support
Support secure releases, environment promotions, and planned deployment windows
Troubleshoot and optimise CI/CD pipelines, Terraform executions, and infrastructure issues
Ensure deployments meet operational readiness and rollback standards
Collaboration & Leadership
Collaborate closely with development, integration, and platform teams to enable high-quality releases
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior DevOps engineers
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, standards, and documentation
Experience Band
5–7 years of hands-on experience in Azure DevOps, cloud automation, and infrastructure provisioning.
Technical Skills & Experience
Essential
Strong hands-on expertise with Terraform for Azure Infrastructure as Code
Extensive experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines and/or GitHub Actions
Proven experience deploying:
Azure Logic Apps (Consumption and Standard)
Azure Function Apps
Azure API Management
Solid understanding of Azure resource provisioning, environment configuration, and parameterisation
Strong knowledge of secrets management and security automation using Azure Key Vault
Experience with Git-based version control systems and release management workflows
Preferred
Microsoft Azure AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) certification
Microsoft Azure AZ-400 (Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) certification
Experience working in enterprise-scale or managed services DevOps environments