Role: Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Milton Keynes, UK (Hybrid - 1 day onsite weekly) Duration: 6-Month Contract (strong extension potential) Rate: £250 - 300 outside IR35 DOE We are currently seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer / Senior Developer to join a fast-paced engineering environment supporting critical cloud and infrastructure initiatives. This role will play a key part in strengthening CI/CD capabilities, Kubernetes infrastructure management and disaster recovery processes within a modern Azure-based platform environment. Key Responsibilities Design, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps Work extensively with YAML-based pipeline configurations Support and manage Kubernetes / AKS environments Contribute to disaster recovery activities including secondary repository and image backup strategies Support DevOps automation, deployment and platform reliability initiatives Collaborate closely with engineering and infrastructure teams on cloud-native solutions Required Skills & Experience 8 years' commercial experience within DevOps / Cloud Engineering / Development environments Strong hands-on Azure DevOps (ADO) experience Deep understanding of CI/CD pipeline design and implementation Strong Kubernetes and AKS expertise Strong YAML pipeline experience Experience working within cloud-native environments Desirable Experience ArgoCD Istio Gloo Mesh / API Gateway technologies Disaster Recovery / backup strategy experience Additional Information Hybrid working model - 1 day onsite in Milton Keynes Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential Immediate interview process