Senior Azure DevOps Engineer - £85,000 - Leeds
Join a leading provider of global supply chain solutions
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer with proven experience delivering projects that involve direct customer interaction, such as datacentre migrations and the deployment of new or existing environments and solutions.
Responsibilities
* Carry out daily support activities using the Azure Portal, automation scripts, and service management tools, whilst dedicating additional time to ongoing service improvement initiatives.
* Take responsibility for technical customer engagements, including implementation projects and Proof of Concepts.
* Support customers in deploying their workloads to Azure by providing expert guidance, helping them develop their own cloud adoption frameworks, and offering solutions to any challenges encountered.
* Contribute to Servent’s cloud adoption strategies tailored to each customer.
* Quickly adapt to rapidly evolving technologies, work independently, and respond to challenges in a constructive and professional manner.
* Hold current Microsoft Azure certifications.
Requirements
The core responsibility of this role is to support enterprise customers in their transition to Azure — whether migrating from on-premises environments or implementing new solutions. To succeed, you should demonstrate the following skills and experience:
* Certification as an Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or higher.
* Strong skills in the design, implementation, and support of Azure environments.
* Good understanding of ITSM practices and ITIL frameworks.
* Experience working with either Hyper-V or VMware private cloud environments.
* Practical experience with:
* Azure Monitor
* Azure Security Centre
* Azure Migrate
* Azure Site Recovery
* Azure Database Migration Service
* A minimum of 4 years' hands-on experience with Azure, ideally at an enterprise level.
* Successful delivery of multiple projects either independently or as part of a team.
* Experience with third-party assessment and migration tools.
* Automation of Azure resource deployment using ARM/Bicep templates, Shell scripting, PowerShell, and Terraform.
* Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines through Azure DevOps and GitHub.
* Deep expertise in Azure networking services, including:
* Network Security Groups
* VPN Gateways
* Load Balancers
* Application Gateway
* Traffic Manager
* ExpressRoute
* Azure DNS
* Private Endpoints
* A thorough understanding of Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365 identity management.
* Administration experience across Microsoft Windows Server, SQL Server, Remote Desktop Services, IIS, Active Directory, and DNS.
* Any experience with enterprise networking principles — such as IP addressing, firewalling, and public DNS — would be advantageous.
* A strong infrastructure background, including ADFS, AD, GPO, DNS, DHCP, and Remote Desktop Services.
* Demonstrable experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting complex systems and environments.
* Experience delivering solutions across Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings, with exposure to cloud-first and hybrid architecture models.
REQUIRES BRITISH CITIZENSHIP OR ILR
Interested in the role? Please apply directly to this advert, you can also schedule a call with me by emailing your CV to h.shemmings@jeffersonfrank.com, or reach out on LinkedIn “Harry Shemmings”.