Lead Associate - DevOps

Key Responsibilities

• Design, plan and implement Azure cloud solutions with a strong focus on automation, IaC, and DevOps principles. 
• Lead and deliver cloud platform projects including systems architecture, proofs-of-concept, and production deployments. 
• Support the transition of on-premise workloads into Azure, ensuring resilience, scalability, and cost efficiency. 
• Contribute to the development of cloud governance frameworks covering networking, identity, security, tagging, and operational processes.

• Build, maintain, and optimise Azure CI/CD pipelines (YAML-based), integrating automated testing and quality checks. 
• Develop infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, ARM/Bicep, and Git-based workflows. 
• Create and maintain scripts using PowerShell and AZ CLI to drive automation, repeatability, and operational efficiency. 
• Ensure cloud environments follow best practice for monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery.

• Partner closely with .NET development teams to strengthen cloud-native development and deployment skills. 
• Work alongside Application Architects and Security teams to ensure platform designs meet strategic and compliance requirements. 
• Support Product Managers to ensure platform initiatives align to business objectives and delivery timelines. 
• Provide technical input on solution designs, cloud patterns, and build/release strategies.

• Resolve cloud-related issues, ensuring reliability, performance, and security of Azure services. 
• Identify opportunities for automation, optimisation, and governance improvement across the platform. 
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement in DevOps maturity, engineering tooling, and cloud operating models. 
• Maintain high-quality documentation covering cloud environments, patterns, and processes.

• Provide coaching and mentorship to less experienced developers. 
• Support skill development across teams using the SFIA-based capability framework. 
• Lead by example in professionalism, technical discipline, and collaboration.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Total experience - 8+ Yrs
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel, or similar cloud monitoring/security tools.
• Familiarity with containerisation (Docker, AKS) and modern deployment patterns.
• Exposure to cloud cost management and FinOps practices.
• Understanding of .NET development environments and build pipelines.

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS services in a DevOps environment. 
• Advanced experience building Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines (including YAML). 
• Strong proficiency in Terraform (or comparable IaC tooling). 
• Strong scripting skills using PowerShell and AZ CLI. 
• Understanding of cloud governance, security, networking, identity, RBAC, and resource organisation. 
• Knowledge of DevOps principles including automation, observability, GitOps, and continuous delivery. 
• Experience supporting cloud migrations from on-premise environments.