Lead DevOps Engineer - Azure

Position Description

The Lead DevOps Engineer works with the DevOps & Cloud Engineer Lead and software engineering teams to build, automate and support the cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities that underpin the Digital Product portfolio.

The role is primarily hands-on, with a focus on Azure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and automation. The successful candidate will help implement established platform standards and patterns, support application teams and progressively take ownership of defined areas of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, configure and maintain Azure infrastructure supporting Digital Product applications and services.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep/Terraform, following established platform patterns and standards.
• Build and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines across Dev, UAT and Production environments, supporting application onboarding, infrastructure deployment and CI/CD processes.
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, Python and other appropriate tooling.
• Support the deployment and operation of .NET applications and supporting Azure services.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure, deployment and pipeline issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, reliability, security and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to technical standards, documentation and reusable tooling, staying current on emerging technologies and actively sharing knowledge across the team.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including software developers, testers, architects, security, enterprise platform teams and project managers.

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• Computer Science, Information Technology or related degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure is required and experience with other cloud platforms such as AWS is advantageous.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git and CI/CD concepts.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep / Terraform), with Bicep experience highly desirable.
• Practical scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, Python or a similar language.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts including networking, identity, access management and security.
• Experience with, or understanding of, deploying and supporting applications in a cloud environment.
• Experience with .NET, SQL Server / Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Azure APIM, App Service, Load Balancer and Virtual Machines, along with Azure security controls including RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault and network security would be highly desirable.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude) and familiarity with integrating LLM APIs into workflows.
• Understanding of software development practices including source control, pull requests and code review.
• Good communication skills – written and verbal.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Takes ownership of assigned work and follows tasks through to completion.
• The ability to occasionally work outside normal business hours, including weekends.

Primary Technologies

• Cloud platforms — Azure (primary), AWS or equivalent
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform)
• CI/CD Pipeline (Azure DevOps, GIT)
• Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, Python)
• Monitoring & observability (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics)
• Atlassian Jira / Confluence