Bicep SME CGEMJP00339238

Role Title: Bicep SME Duration: 6 month contract Location: Remote Rate: up to £560 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary Our client is looking for a Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Developer specializing in Bicep to architect and automate our client's Azure environment. You will bridge the gap between platform engineering, application teams and our client's architects by building modular, secure, and scalable deployment frameworks. Key Responsibilities Architect Modular Libraries: Design and maintain complex Bicep modules and private registries to standardize deployments across the organization. End-to-End Automation: Integrate Bicep templates into robust Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Security & Governance: Implement Azure Policy and ""Guardrails as Code"" to ensure compliance and cost management. State Management: Transition legacy ARM templates or manual builds into clean, Bicep code. Required Expertise Advanced Bicep: Mastery of loops, conditionals, scopes (management groups/tenants), and deployment scripts. Azure Ecosystem: Deep knowledge of networking (VNET, Peering, DNS), Compute (VMs, Load Balancers)), and Identity (RBAC, Managed Identities). Tooling: Proficiency with Git , Azure CLI, PowerShell, Troubleshooting: Expert ability to debug deployment failures and API version mismatches. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Azure Verified Modules (AVM) Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or DevOps Engineer Expert All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply