About the job

Senior DevOps Engineer 💰 £500/day (Inside IR35) 📍 Petersborough/Other locations (3 days pw onsite)📅 12 month Contract

• Our client is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer to support a strategic digital transformation programme within the UK financial services sector. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, cloud security and observability, alongside technical leadership and practical experience applying AI/Generative AI to DevOps and platform engineering.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build and optimise Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop reusable Terraform IaC modules, including remote state, automated validation and policy controls.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or equivalent tools.
• Drive release automation, deployment consistency and controlled environment promotion.
• Implement monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights and Log Analytics.
• Improve platform resilience through disaster recovery, backup strategies, capacity planning and operational runbooks.
• Embed cloud networking, IAM, secrets management and security governance into platform delivery.
• Apply AI/GenAI and automation to improve engineering productivity, troubleshooting and incident response.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, architecture guidance and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Support production incidents, root-cause analysis, problem management and continuous improvement.
• Essential SkillsStrong hands-on Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineering / Platform Engineering experience.
• Advanced Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including reusable modules, remote state and automated validation.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in Azure networking, IAM, secrets management and cloud security controls.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics or equivalent observability tools.
• Proven experience building highly available and resilient cloud platforms, including disaster recovery and production support.
• Strong scripting experience using PowerShell, Python or Bash.
• Experience providing technical leadership while remaining hands-on with engineering delivery.
• Practical experience using AI or Generative AI in DevOps, platform operations or engineering automation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills within complex enterprise environments.
• Desirable SkillsExperience within Banking, Insurance, Pensions or regulated Financial Services.
• Microsoft Azure certifications, including DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Knowledge of GitOps, Argo CD or Flux.
• Experience with Policy as Code, DevSecOps, security scanning, FinOps and Service-Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Understanding of Platform Engineering, Internal Developer Platforms and developer self-service capabilities.

Please apply with your CV and we'll be in touch. Thank you!