DevOps Engineer
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a DevOps Engineer to work for our global Systems Integrator client. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend.
Our client is seeking a Tech SRE/DevOps Engineer to join their Innovation and Digital team, driving the reliability, scalability, and performance of their expanding digital product portfolio. This is a hands-on technical role where you’ll enhance infrastructure-as-code practices, automate CI/CD pipelines, and ensure systems run at peak efficiency.
You’ll operate at the intersection of development and operations, applying deep technical expertise and creative problem-solving to elevate operational excellence. If you’re passionate about DevOps culture, Azure cloud technologies, and building resilient, high-performing systems, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful technical impact on their digital transformation journey.
Responsibilities:
Technical Innovation & Architecture
- Design and implement scalable, highly available systems in collaboration with infrastructure and development teams
- Innovate and evolve our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Azure Pipelines, with Bicep, and Terraform
- Drive continuous improvement of CI/CD processes and deployment automation
- Architect monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve system issues
DevOps Excellence
- Develop creative automation tools and processes to minimise manual operations
- Conduct thorough root cause analysis and implement innovative preventive solutions
- Design and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures
- Champion DevOps and Agile methodologies through technical thought leadership
Collaboration & Technical Influence
- Partner closely with development teams, IT Security, Business Product Owners, and Architecture teams
- Share technical expertise and best practices with engineering teams
- Contribute to technical discussions and solution design
- Translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders
Standards & Technical Excellence
- Contribute to deployment and operational standards aligned with ISO27001 and ITIL
- Contribute and Participate in CI/CD and IaC code reviews and processes to ensure quality and knowledge sharing
- Participate in Change Advisory Board meetings
- Deploy and manage microservices on Azure App Services and Kubernetes with focus on security
- Maintain comprehensive technical documentation standards
- Experience in systems administration, software development, or network engineering
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform
- Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Hands-on expertise with DevOps tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Bicep
- Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines or similar)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code practices and implementation
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and system administration.
Technical Skills
- Azure monitoring and Application Insights
- ARM/Bicep templates and JSON scripting
- PowerShell scripting
- Software development methodologies and practices
- Security best practices and risk management
Technical Skills & Innovation
- Ability to monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using observability tools
- Proven ability to work in Agile/DevOps environments
- Experience with Agile ceremonies (daily scrums, retrospectives, sprint planning)
- Strong problem-solving abilities and comfort with ambiguity
- Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
- Ability to build cross-functional relationships
- Passion for continuous improvement and technical innovation