Senior DevOps Engineer

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for the development, maintenance, and optimisation of Bromcom's Microsoft Azure infrastructure. Reporting to the DevOps Team Lead, this role plays a key part in ensuring the stability, security, and scalability of the organisation's cloud platform.

This is a hands on technical role with responsibility for delivering infrastructure, improving automation, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and supporting platform reliability. The role requires a proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement across Azure and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities Azure Infrastructure

• Design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft Azure resources and services
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM or similar)
• Ensure Azure environments are secure, scalable, and highly available
• Perform platform maintenance, upgrades, and continuous improvements

CI/CD & Automation

• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Automate deployment and operational processes to reduce manual effort
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline and deployment issues
• Drive improvements in release reliability and deployment efficiency

Monitoring & Incident Management

• Monitor platform health, performance, and availability
• Investigate and resolve production incidents in a timely manner
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures
• Enhance logging, alerting, and observability across the platform

Security & Governance

• Implement Azure security best practices and policies
• Manage identity and access controls in line with governance standards
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and change management processes
• Contribute to cost optimisation and efficient resource usage

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with developers, DevOps engineers, and technical leads
• Participate in planning, stand ups, and technical discussions
• Maintain and improve infrastructure and process documentation
• Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps practices and tooling

Skills & Experience Essential

• Proven experience working in a DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering role for 5+ years
• Hands on experience with Microsoft Azure (App Services, networking, storage, identity, etc.)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM or similar)
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Good understanding of cloud networking concepts (DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Application Insights, Log Analytics, etc.)
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues across infrastructure and application layers
• Understanding of security best practices (identity management, least privilege, secure configs)
• Familiarity with source control (Git) and modern development workflows

Desirable

• Knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
• Experience working with Azure Front Door, WAF, or CDN technologies
• Exposure to observability tooling (distributed tracing, metrics platforms)
• Experience with cost management and optimisation in Azure
• Understanding of DevOps principles and Agile delivery practices

Personal Attributes

• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Keen interest in learning and developing cloud and DevOps expertise