Azure DevOps Cloud Engineer

This 12-month fixed-term post sits in the Azure Platform Team at the Civil Aviation Authority, the UK's aviation regulator. The work centres on building and supporting Azure cloud resources through infrastructure as code, Azure DevOps YAML pipelines and Terraform. The role is hybrid and may extend into a product delivery team, with potential to take on technical lead or subject matter expert responsibilities. Security clearance at SC level and five years' UK residency are needed, and no visa sponsorship is offered.

What the job involves

• Build and support Azure resources using infrastructure as code via Gitflow, applying Azure Platform Team templates and standards
• Develop IaC modules and EaC scripts and pipelines to agreed standards
• Develop configuration scripts and policies, such as VM OS hardening and standard developer builds
• Test IaC, EaC and configuration code
• Create and configure Azure resources manually where needed
• Administer AD accounts, roles and groups to support Azure RBAC policies
• Set up monitoring and alerting, respond to alerts and resolve production issues with product teams
• Support product teams in using the modules produced
• Take ownership of feature-level solutions, improving robustness, resilience and stability
• Work alongside developers and testers to meet infrastructure quality standards, writing secure, clean and tested code
• Share knowledge across disciplines and help define and update architecture and IT standards and processes
• Act as subject matter expert or technical lead when assigned, defining work packages and managing developer and engineering activity day to day

Experience

• Specialist knowledge of infrastructure development lifecycles in a complex environment
• Experience of cloud infrastructure services, specifically Microsoft Azure
• Experience of infrastructure as code development and Terraform practices
• Designing and implementing cloud technologies, including Azure, Office 365, LAN/WAN networking, Windows and Linux, storage and security
• Project delivery within a PRINCE2 environment
• In-depth working knowledge of main business systems and maintaining them with the tools available

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines and Terraform
• Negotiating with external suppliers and business stakeholders
• Self-motivated, able to motivate and influence others
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communicating with colleagues, third parties and management at all levels

Checks & eligibility

• SC security clearance, usually requiring five years' UK residency

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall approaches

What's offered

• Hybrid working, with attendance at internal meetings when required
• Support for work-life balance, detailed on the careers website