Job Description

Principal Azure DevOps Engineer
Permanent
Location: UK – Remote
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 (+ benefits)

Skills: Azure, DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, PowerShell, SC Clearance

We are looking to recruit an SC Cleared Principal Azure DevOps Engineer for a leading technology consultancy. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, innovative solutions to clients across multiple sectors.

The Principal Engineer drive the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. This is a senior, hands-on role combining technical delivery, architecture, and thought leadership, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that enable rapid, high-quality software delivery.

This is a home based role with travel for customer and team meetings as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure and DevOps processes across client projects.
• Act as a technical advisor for cloud engineers, providing guidance on CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and platform reliability.
• Design, document, and maintain secure technical and security architectures aligned with best practices.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Software Engineering, and Product teams to align cloud platform strategy.
• Drive improvements in automation, infrastructure as code, and overall DevOps maturity across projects.
• Mentor and coach engineering teams to adopt modern engineering practices and automation strategies.
• Deliver large-scale infrastructure transformation projects with low-level design expertise.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies, applying them to deliver maximum client value.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in Azure services and architecture (VMs, EntraID, Application Gateway, Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Fabric, Functions, Logic Apps, Front Door, App Service, Dev Box, Azure Migrate).
• Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, GitHub CI/CD, and build/release automation.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, PowerShell).
• Experience deploying solutions in AWS is desirable.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and automation/configuration tools (Ansible).
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Azure Monitor, DataDog, New Relic).
• Deep understanding of cloud security, governance, and FinOps principles.
• Solid Windows, Linux, and Microsoft 365 design and implementation experience.
• Proven experience migrating databases (e.g., MS SQL) in cloud environments.
• SC clearance (or eligible) preferred.

About You

• You are passionate about solving complex business challenges with cloud technologies.
• You combine hands-on technical ability with strategic thinking and advisory skills.
• You are collaborative, proactive, and committed to sharing knowledge and raising standards.
• You thrive in client-facing roles and can communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.