Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer

Contract Duration: 10 months (Until Dec 2026)

Rate: DOE - Outside IR35

Location: Remote (UK-based only)

Overview:

We are looking to hire an experienced Azure Infrastructure Specialist / Senior DevOps Engineer on a fully remote outside-IR35 contract. You'll play a key role in building infrastructure and implementations in new cloud environments, delivering secure, automated cloud environments that support business-critical applications. This is a hands-on, delivery-oriented role requiring deep expertise in Azure, Infrastructure automation, Builds and Implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate high-level architecture into working Azure Infrastructure environments

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• Build environments based on HLDs, aligning with architectural standards and patterns
• Building environments
• Use Terraform and Ansible to implement infrastructure-as-code and automate application/service deployments
• Support promotion of releases across environments through to production
• Administer and maintain Snowflake and SQL Server from an infrastructure/operations perspective
• Ensure environments are built securely and aligned with DevOps and cloud best practices
• Collaborate with Architects, Security, and other engineering teams to ensure consistent and compliant infrastructure delivery
• Contribute to the installation and automation of applications/services
• Apply working knowledge of Windows Server and Active Directory to support hybrid environments

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure (essential)
• Proven track record using Terraform and Ansible for IAC and automation
• Infrastructure administration of SQL Server, Snowflake (nice to have)
• Experience building and managing environments based on architectural designs
• Familiarity with secure, enterprise-grade environments (no direct production access, role separation, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft technologies, particularly Windows Server and Active Directory
• Previous experience working with a variety of technology stacks for compute, storage, virtualization, and network products ideally consisting of VMware, Cisco UCS, HP Nimble, Pure, and others
• Ability to deliver under pressure with minimal oversight in a fully remote setup