Skills
Microsoft Azure
Azure Landing Zones
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
GitOps
Argo CD
Kubernetes administration
Cloud infrastructure design
CI/CD pipeline engineering
Cloud security
Network configuration
Infrastructure automation
Production environment optimization
Technical leadership
Cross-functional collaboration
AKS
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A technology-focused organization is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to design and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure. The role centers on Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps, with responsibility for production platform reliability, infrastructure automation, CI/CD improvements, and reusable deployment solutions. The successful candidate will provide technical guidance, establish engineering best practices, and work closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams. Hybrid working and compensation of up to £85,000 plus bonus are offered.
Highlights
A hands-on principal engineering role offering a salary of up to £85,000 plus bonus, hybrid working, and significant influence over cloud architecture and engineering standards. The position provides opportunities to lead infrastructure improvements, strengthen automation and deployment practices, and collaborate with development and security specialists.
Description
Role: Principal DevOps Engineer (Azure)
Location: Nottingham (Hybrid)
Salary: up to £85,000 + bonus
Key Skills:
Azure (Azure Landing Zones)AKSGitOps (ArgoCD)Terraform
The Role:
This is a hands-on senior engineering position with plenty of scope to influence technical direction, improve engineering standards and help shape the way cloud infrastructure is designed and delivered.
You'll work closely with development, infrastructure and security teams, acting as a technical escalation point and helping drive best practice across the wider engineering function.
What You'll Be Doing
Design, build and maintain scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.Develop and manage production Kubernetes/AKS environments, including upgrades, security, networking and optimisation.Establish and improve GitOps and CI/CD practices, using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps and ArgoCD.Build reusable Terraform modules, deployment templates and automation to improve consistency across environments.Design and maintain Azure networking, including VNets, hub-and-spoke architectures, DNS, NSGs and firewall solutions.Implement cloud security practices across identity, access management, container security and infrastructure.Develop and maintain Helm charts and standardised deployment processes for application teams.Introduce and improve monitoring, logging, tracing and platform observability.Automate repetitive processes using Python, Bash or similar scripting languages.Contribute to technical designs, architecture decisions and platform roadmaps.Help improve developer experience through tooling, documentation and self-service capabilities.Act as a senior technical escalation point and provide mentoring and guidance to other engineers.Support the continued evolution of the platform, including container orchestration, autoscaling, progressive delivery and platform security.
What We're Looking For:
You'll be an experienced DevOps/Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud infrastructure and automation.
We're looking for someone who can operate independently, get hands-on with complex technical challenges and confidently contribute to architectural discussions.
Key experience:
Strong commercial experience with Microsoft Azure.Extensive experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.Strong production experience with Kubernetes, ideally AKS.Good understanding of Azure networking and cloud architecture.Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.Experience with GitOps, ideally using ArgoCD or a similar platform.Strong knowledge of Docker and containerised environments.Experience with Helm and Kubernetes application deployment.Good understanding of cloud security, IAM, RBAC and secure CI/CD practices.Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.Proficiency with Python, Bash or similar scripting languages.Experience contributing to technical architecture, design documentation and engineering standards.Comfortable communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Experience mentoring engineers or acting as a senior technical point of contact.
Desirable Experience
Istio or CiliumArgo RolloutsKEDA or KarpenterFalco or KyvernoGo developmentAzure Front DoorAzure FirewallEntra ID and PIMObservability platforms such as Grafana, Loki or OpenTelemetryExperience working within regulated or compliance-focused environments
