Lead Azure DevOps Engineer

Lead Azure DevOps Engineer (Contract)

• Duration: 6 Months

• Rate: £650 - £670 per day (Umbrella)

• Location: South West England / Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Chippenham, Gloucester, Newport, Taunton (Hybrid working)

We are looking for a senior hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer for an exciting 6-month contract in the South West. Acting as the most senior technical authority within our Cloud Engineering team, you will provide technical leadership across complex, business-critical Azure services-without the distraction of line management.

If you excel at setting engineering standards, automating infrastructure, and driving cloud excellence, this is the ideal high-impact role for you.

Skills:

• Set the Standard: Establish and assure engineering standards, patterns, and designs across CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), source control, and Azure DevOps administration.

• Technical Leadership: Guide complex architectural decisions, lead technical responses to major incidents, and mentor the wider engineering team.

• Automation & CI/CD: Continuously improve automation across build, deployment, and operational processes.

• Cloud Security & Architecture: Ensure robust security standards (Zero-Trust, RBAC, PIM, secret management) alongside networking and security teams.

• Collaboration: Work closely with Solution Architects, developers, and stakeholders in a collaborative hybrid setup.

What You'll Need

• Extensive, hands-on experience engineering and running secure, resilient Azure-based services in business-critical environments.

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep) and advanced CI/CD pipeline management.

• Solid scripting and automation skills in Python, PowerShell, and Bash.

• Deep knowledge of Azure core infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS, Function Apps, App Services) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Strong networking background (hub-and-spoke, ExpressRoute, S2S VPN) and cloud security best practices.

• Excellent communication skills with a proven track record of technical leadership and mentoring.

Get in touch today with your updated CV !

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