Senior Azure Devops Engineer at Valcon Group UK, Remote, 3 Months, £Contract Rate

up to 6 Months Information Technology

Contract Description

We are looking for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on build and development rather than infrastructure. While our infrastructure is well-established, we need someone who can enhance our development workflows, optimise CI/CD pipelines, and drive best practices in DevOps automation. If you have hands-on experience migrating to Azure DevOps and can demonstrate the value it brings, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to optimise the software development life cycle.
  • Work closely with development teams to streamline build and deployment processes.
  • Migrate and optimise Legacy build systems to Azure DevOps.
  • Automate and improve release management, version control, and testing workflows.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of build environments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve development efficiency and DevOps best practices.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (including CI/CD pipelines, release management, and automation tools).
  • Expertise in SQL and experience working with database deployments in a DevOps environment.
  • Experience with TFS (Team Foundation Server) and its migration to Azure DevOps.
  • Proven experience in automating software development and deployment processes.
  • Strong Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
  • Understanding of Git workflows and experience managing repositories.
  • Experience with containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.