Azure DevOps Engineer at Sandhata Technologies Limited, London, £350-£400 per day

We are looking for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer with 6-10 years of experience in managing cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD delivery within the insurance domain. The ideal candidate will collaborate with software development, testing, and operations teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality deployments of mission-critical insurance applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for insurance products and enterprise systems.

• Build and manage scalable Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.

• Lead automation initiatives for policy, claims, underwriting, and customer portal applications.

• Deploy and manage containers (Docker) and Kubernetes clusters (AKS).

• Implement infrastructure monitoring, logging, and alerting through Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, or Grafana.

• Integrate security and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines adhering to insurance data governance standards.

• Collaborate with architecture, cybersecurity, and business teams for cloud governance and environment management.

• Drive disaster recovery (DR), backup, and high-availability strategies for critical insurance workloads.

• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and participate in DevOps roadmap planning.

Technical Skills:

• Azure DevOps Services - Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts.

• Azure Infrastructure - App Services, Virtual Networks, Key Vaults, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage, API Management.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform/ARM/Bicep.

• Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

• CI/CD Automation: YAML pipelines, versioning, branch strategy, approvals, and release management.

• Monitoring Tools: Azure Monitor, App Insights, Grafana, or Splunk.

• Source Control: Git and Git branching workflows.

• Security & Compliance: Integration with SonarQube, OWASP, or SAST/DAST tools.

Domain Expertise:

• Familiarity with insurance systems such as policy administration, claims management, underwriting, or billing platforms.

• Experience working with Guidewire, Duck Creek, or custom insurance applications.

• Understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, GDPR, IRDAI guidelines).