Microsoft DevOps Engineer

The Microsoft DevOps Engineer designs, implements and supports secure, resilient and automated Microsoft Azure platforms. The role owns CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, cloud operations, monitoring and continuous improvement, working closely with infrastructure, security, application and project teams to accelerate reliable technology delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Engineering

· Design, deploy and manage Microsoft Azure environments in line with approved architecture and governance standards.

· Support Azure landing zones, networking, compute, storage, backup and disaster recovery services.

· Optimise cloud platform performance, resilience, capacity and cost.

DevOps & Automation

· Design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using reusable YAML templates.

· Automate infrastructure and application deployment using Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.

· Manage Git repositories, branching controls, pull requests, artefact versioning and release processes.

· Develop PowerShell, Azure CLI and workflow automation to reduce manual operational effort.

Monitoring & Reliability

· Implement monitoring and alerting with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.

· Investigate platform and deployment incidents, complete root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.

· Maintain operational dashboards, service documentation and platform health reporting.

Security & Compliance

· Embed DevSecOps controls, secure coding checks, secrets management and vulnerability remediation into delivery pipelines.

· Apply least privilege, RBAC, Entra ID, Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management controls.

· Support security reviews, audits and compliance requirements, including ISO 27001-aligned practices.

Collaboration & Improvement

· Partner with developers, infrastructure, security, data and business teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

· Contribute to Agile planning, technical design reviews and release readiness activities.

· Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, standards and knowledge articles.

· Identify and implement opportunities to improve reliability, delivery speed and operational efficiency.

Cloud & Infrastructure Microsoft

• Azure; Azure landing zones; virtual machines; storage; VNETs; NSGs; VPN; ExpressRoute; Azure Backup; Site Recovery; Key Vault; Azure Policy.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps Services; Azure Repos; Azure Pipelines; YAML; Git; branching and release strategies; artefact management; continuous integration and deployment.

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform; Bicep; ARM templates; configuration management; reusable modules; environment standardisation.

Identity & Endpoint

• Microsoft Entra ID; Conditional Access; RBAC; PIM; MFA; SSO; Microsoft Intune and endpoint management.

Scripting & Integration

• PowerShell; Azure CLI; Bash; Python desirable; REST APIs; automation runbooks; workflow integration.

Containers & Platforms

• Docker; Kubernetes; Azure Kubernetes Service; Azure Container Registry; cloud-native and microservices concepts.

Security & DevSecOps

• Security by design; secure SDLC; secrets management; vulnerability management; policy compliance; threat monitoring; ISO 27001 awareness.

Observability & Operations

• Azure Monitor; Log Analytics; Application Insights; incident management; root cause analysis; performance optimisation; SRE principles.

Ways of Working

• Agile and Scrum; stakeholder management; technical documentation; problem solving; knowledge sharing; vendor collaboration; continuous improvement.

Experience & Qualifications

· Three to five or more years of Azure, cloud engineering or DevOps experience.

· Practical experience building and supporting Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.

· Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, identity, networking and deployment tooling.

· Experience working within Agile, change-controlled and security-conscious enterprise environments.

· Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert is desirable.

· Terraform Associate and ITIL Foundation certifications are desirable.

· Experience designing and supporting enterprise database structures and data models.

· Strong understanding of relational database design principles, normalization, indexing, and data integrity.

· Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database administration.

· Knowledge of data platform architecture including transactional, reporting, and analytical workloads.

· Experience designing data integration solutions between ERP, CRM, HR, and business systems.

· Ability to create and maintain logical and physical data models, entity relationship diagrams (ERDs), and data dictionaries.

· Experience implementing data governance, security, retention, and auditing controls.

· Understanding of modern Microsoft data platforms, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, and Microsoft Fabric.

· Experience supporting reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI.

Personal Attributes

· Proactive, methodical and accountable, with strong attention to detail.

· Clear communicator able to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Automation-first mindset with a focus on reliability, security and measurable improvement.

· Able to prioritise competing demands and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Success Measures

· Reliable, repeatable and auditable deployment pipelines.

· Reduced manual operational effort through automation and standardisation.

· Improved platform availability, security, resilience and recovery readiness.

· Faster, safer delivery of infrastructure and application changes.

· Accurate documentation, effective knowledge transfer and positive stakeholder feedback.