Azure DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer

Azure DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer - London / Hybrid - £800- £900 Per Day Inside IR35

Eames Consulting is working with a financial services company to secure the services of a Azure DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer on an initial 6 month contract basis to begin with.

Job Description:

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Azure Platform and specifically in the areas like IaaS & PaaS. Must have Azure DevOps (ADO), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Data Factory and Azure SQL Database. You will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines while implementing best practices for automation, monitoring, and security.

Key Responsiblities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (ADO) to enable seamless deployments.
• Manage and optimise Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Monitor and maintain Azure Storage Accounts to support application data needs, backups, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor and maintain Microservices to support application data needs, backups, and disaster recovery strategies.

• Administer and optimise Azure SQL Databases, ensuring performance, security, and compliance best practices.

• Develop and implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.

• Implement and maintain observability solutions, including logging, monitoring, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Prometheus/Grafana.

• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery strategies for Azure-hosted applications and databases.

• Troubleshoot and resolve performance, security, and availability issues in Azure environments.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as an Azure DevOps Engineer or SRE in a cloud-based environment.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure DevOps (ADO), including pipelines, repositories, and artifacts.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), container orchestration, and Helm charts.
• Experience with Azure Storage Accounts, including blob, file, and table storage.
• Solid understanding of Azure SQL Database administration, including backups, security, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and identity management in Azure.
• Experience with troubleshooting and incident management in a production environment.
• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator Associate
• MUST have technical skills Needed: .Net C#, .Net Core, REACT, SQL, Python, Power BI, Power Automate M365 tools

Nice-to-Have Skills:

* Experience with GitHub Actions or other CI/CD tools.
* Knowledge of Kubernetes networking, service meshes (Istio), and policy management (OPA, Kyverno).
* Exposure to multi-cloud environments and SaaS providers

If you are interested in this role, please apply with an up to date version of your CV and I'll get back to all suitable candidates as soon as possible.

Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.