Senior DevOps Engineer

Role: Senior DevOps Engineer

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.
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 xwzovoh 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