DevOps Engineer

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working)Contract: 2 WeeksDay Rate: £500 per day Outside IR35Start: Immediate

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a key transformation project within an Azure cloud environment. The project focuses on the ingestion of calculations scheme data from Excel into a pensions platform, enabling faster calculations, improved reporting capabilities, and enhanced operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will have significant experience designing, implementing and optimising enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions within complex Azure environments.

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• Design, develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
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• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, Bicep and/or ARM templates.
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• Support deployment automation across multiple environments.
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• Work closely with Development, Testing and Operations teams to implement DevOps best practices.
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• Configure and manage Azure cloud infrastructure in line with security and governance standards.
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• Support data ingestion and integration processes between Excel-based source data and target platform environments.
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• Implement monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to improve operational visibility.
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• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure and platform issues.
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• Contribute to platform reliability, scalability and performance improvements.
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• Produce technical documentation and knowledge transfer materials where required.
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• 6+ years' commercial DevOps engineering experience.
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• Strong Azure cloud experience.
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• Proven experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines.
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• Strong Azure DevOps experience.
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• Infrastructure as Code expertise using Terraform, Bicep or ARM.
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• Experience with deployment automation and release management.
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• Experience working within large, complex enterprise environments.
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• Strong understanding of DevOps principles, tooling and best practices.
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• Experience working collaboratively across Development, QA/Test and Operations teams.
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• Experience with source control platforms such as Git.
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• Strong scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash or Python).
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• Experience with monitoring and observability tooling.
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• Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
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• Experience within pensions, financial services or regulated environments.
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• Experience with data integration, ETL or data ingestion projects.
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• Experience working with Excel-based data migration or transformation initiatives.
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• Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms (AKS).
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• Knowledge of Azure data services.
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• DevOps or Azure certifications.
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