Lead DevOps Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | London (Hybrid Working) |
| Area | Chelmsford, UKCambridge, UKIpswich, UKNorwich, UK |
| Sector | Information Technology - Infrastructure |
| Salary | £70,000 - £75,000 per annum plus benefits package |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Business Services |
| Telephone | 01273808822 |
| Job Ref | 47554 |
- Description
Lead DevOps Engineer
Are you a hands on Lead/Senior DevOps engineer who enjoys owning an Azure platform, defining Terraform standards and building CI/CD pipelines that enable teams to deliver at scale?
We are partnered with a well established professional services organisation with offices in Ipswich, Norwich, Chelmsford & Cambridge who are looking for a Lead/Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of their Azure platform, infrastructure-as-code standards, and CI/CD delivery system.
This is a hands-on role autonomous where you'll define the right way to build and deploy in Azure, creating the guardrails, tooling and automation that allow engineering teams to deliver quickly, safely and consistently.
You'll shape platform standards, improve developer experience and ensure strong governance without slowing teams down.
What you'll be doing
- Own and evolve the Azure platform and landing zone architecture
- Establish Terraform as the authoritative Infrastructure-as-Code framework
- Design reusable IaC modules and patterns for consistent environments
- Define and standardise CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
- Implement secure delivery practices including automated security scanning
- Build strong observability foundations (monitoring, logging, alerts)
- Improve operational readiness, incident response and disaster recovery
- Coach teams on DevOps best practice and platform standards
What we're looking for
- Proven background working as a DevOps Engineer
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure
- Confident with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
- Experience building and standardising CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
- Experience with platform governance, policy and environment management
- Someone who enjoys creating standards and platforms that enable teams to move faster
- Confident in being the key person for DevOps
- Ability to work in the office three days a week - Our client are happy with this role being based out of Ipswich, Norwich, Chelmsford or Cambridge.
This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a key role in a well-established professional services company where you will have an opportunity to own the DevOps processes.
If you meet the criteria and are excited about this opportunity, apply now to discuss your next move with our specialist tech recruitment team.