DevOps Engineer - AKS
2 days ago
Barry
Senior Platform Engineer - Azure Kubernetes Service DevOps Engineer, Azure Kubernetes platform, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-code, Cloud engineering, Azure DevOps, YAML, Azure Monitor, Analytics, Application Insights, Service reliability, Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS), Terraform, Helm, Azure networking, Scripting, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Linux, Microservices, API-driven architectures, SQL, Postgres, Redis, EventGrid • Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum dependent upon experience + benefits This role requires eligibility for SC (Security Check) clearance. The minimum requirements include at least five years of continuous UK residency, no criminal record (or only minor offences), and a clean credit history (no bankruptcies, CCJs, or significant unsecured debt). Please only apply if you meet these requirements. Day-to-day of the role: • Design, build, and support the platforms that underpin the digital services used by our drone’s community., • Act as the escalation point for platform-level incidents, requiring broad troubleshooting capability across networking, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and application configuration., • Shape best practice in cloud engineering and contribute to the ongoing development of our platform strategy., • Operate and manage Azure Kubernetes platforms, including cluster configuration, upgrades, and workload troubleshooting., • Lead incident resolution for platform issues and perform root cause analysis., • Build, maintain, and evolve cloud components across IaaS and PaaS services., • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps with YAML., • Implement and maintain secure networking patterns and apply cloud security best practices., • Create and maintain platform observability using Azure Monitor, Analytics, and Application Insights., • Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure service reliability on the platform., • Experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, identity, governance)., • CI/CD delivery experience using Azure DevOps and YAML pipelines., • IAC experience with Terraform., • Kubernetes experience, ideally with AKS (clusters, workloads, ingress, scaling, upgrades)., • Experience with Helm, Helm charts, releases, and repositories., • Solid understanding of Azure networking: VNets, NSGs, routing, private endpoints, load balancing, etc., • Scripting proficiency in Bash, PowerShell, or Python., • Linux operating system knowledge and troubleshooting capability., • Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions in Azure.