Full job description

*Role : Senior Azure DevOps Engineer - SC Clearance
*Location : UK (Remote)
*Type : Contract (Inside IR35)


Job Description Summary
A highly experienced Azure DevOps professional responsible for architecting, delivering, and operating complex cloud and digital platforms that support large-scale public sector transformation. Expert in designing and implementing agile delivery pipelines across infrastructure, application, and platform services, with a strong emphasis on reliability, scalability, security, and compliance. Brings deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes (AKS), and modern automation practices to enable seamless, citizen-focused digital services.
Essential requirements
The Azure DevOps Operations Delivery Lead will be a highly hands-on engineer with strong experience in cloud, application, and infrastructure operations, and should possess the following experience and characteristics:


*Hands-on experience delivering, operating, and supporting services across Azure, hybrid, and legacy environments
* Strong practical understanding of industrialised DevOps delivery models, including CI/CD, automation, and repeatable deployment patterns
*Ability to interpret client contracts and SLAs and translate them into operational and technical delivery requirements
*Proven ability to identify, troubleshoot, and remediate SLA breaches, including implementing technical and process-based mitigations
*Hands-on responsibility for creating, reviewing, and maintaining operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and service documentation
*Demonstrated experience communicating technical issues, risks, and solutions to senior stakeholders and clients
*Practical knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Release) applied within modern Azure DevOps environments
*Ability to work directly across engineering, platform, security, and operations teams to present a single operational view of service
*Strong awareness of cost management and chargeback models within Azure-based services
*Hands-on experience aligning engineering work with cloud and digital transformation strategies
* Strong technical and business acumen with the ability to make sound engineering decisions
*Clear, confident communicator with strong collaboration and negotiation skills
*Highly self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable owning technical outcomes end-to-end
*Logical and structured problem-solver with a strong attention to detail
*Ability to think creatively and pragmatically to drive hands-on fault resolution and service improvements
*Proven ability to operate effectively under production pressure and incident scenarios
*Comfortable working with complex systems, cross-platform dependencies, and evolving architectures
*A collaborative team player who actively contributes to shared technical ownership
*Embraces and champions continuous improvement, automation, and modern Azure DevOps practices
*must have currently valid, fully transferrable SC clearance and resided in the UK for the last 5 years.
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