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