Senior Devops Engineer

Senior Dev Ops Engineer (Azure)

Permanent | Up to £70,000 | Remote-First (1 Day Per Month in Reading)

Are you ready to step into a role where you can make a genuine impact on how software is delivered — without being tied to the office?

This is a remote-first role, requiring just one day per month onsite in Reading.

We’re looking for a Senior Dev Ops Engineer who wants more responsibility and autonomy, and who is ready to help evolve a modern Azure-first Dev Ops environment supporting multiple development teams.

⚠️ Eligibility Requirement

Candidates must be UK Citizens and eligible for Security Clearance (SC).
Clearance will be sponsored.

The Role

You will contribute to and evolve the CI/CD and cloud platform, working closely with engineering and security teams to improve reliability, automation and delivery standards.

Responsibilities

* Contribute to and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops (YAML)

* Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform

* Support the design of scalable Azure environments

* Improve release processes including blue/green and rollback strategies

* Implement monitoring, logging and alerting improvements

* Support incident response and root cause analysis

* Embed security controls within pipelines

* Collaborate with security teams on compliance and audit activities

* Work closely with developers to streamline delivery workflows

* Contribute to documentation, standards and Dev Ops best practices

Required Experience

* 4+ years in Dev Ops or SRE roles

* Strong Azure and Azure Dev Ops experience

* Hands-on Terraform and CI/CD experience

* Experience supporting production environments

Technical Environment

* Azure (VNets, Private Link, App Gateway, Key Vault, ACR, AKS, App Insights, Entra /RBAC)

* Azure Dev Ops multi-stage YAML pipelines

* Terraform (modules, remote state)

* Docker and Kubernetes

* Git workflows

* Power Shell and/or Bash (Python or Go desirable)

What’s On Offer

* Salary up to £70,000

* Remote-first working (1 day per month in Reading)

* Investment in training and certifications

* Clear opportunity to grow responsibility and influence

* Supportive, collaborative culture

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you’re a Dev Ops Engineer looking to step up into greater ownership and platform influence — without sacrificing flexibility — this is your opportunity.

Apply now or submit your CV to Jamie Smith at Ballantyne Technology.

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