SC Cleared Azure DevOps Engineer - AKS

SC Cleared DevOps Engineer - AKS

Initial 6-month contract

Hybrid working

£490 - £500 per day | Inside IR35

We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of dedicated Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters within a large enterprise environment.

The role will focus on building and configuring CI/CD pipelines, testing Terraform code and deploying Azure infrastructure to support a third-party business application.

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to validate, test and deploy Terraform code

Deploy and configure dedicated AKS clusters and associated Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone

Implement automated validation, security checks and approval stages within deployment pipelines

Support the third-party application team with deployment requirements and platform configuration

Troubleshoot Terraform, pipeline, Azure and Kubernetes deployment issues

Ensure deployments meet existing engineering, security and governance standards

Requirements

Proven experience working as a DevOps Engineer, Azure Devops Engineer, Azure Platform Engineer, or similar

Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes

Practical experience deploying Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone

Strong working knowledge of Terraform, including testing code and troubleshooting deployment issues

Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using enterprise DevOps tooling

Experience supporting large-scale Kubernetes deployments and troubleshooting cluster issues

Desirable:

Active SC clearance (highly desirable)

Location: Hybrid working in Manchester or BlackpoolECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy