Lead Azure Engineer

What You'll Do...

You’ll be working with a variety of technologies and tools such as Azure, Ansible, Kubernetes/AKS, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform etc… (just to name a few!)

Even though we have offices in Cardiff & London, we fully support remote and flexible working here at DevOpsGroup, so if you are not currently residing in these locations, we would still love to hear from you to discuss #LifeatDOG

Here’s how your first month will look…

• Our People Team have provided you with everything you need to know during your onboarding
• You are now using the laptop, kit and setup of your choice
• You’ll dive straight into your team stand-ups
• We’ll introduce you to our OKR’s and possibly assigned some of your own
• You’ve learnt a tech stack you are not familiar with
• You’ve attended your first DevOpsGroup Conference
• As a new starter, the access to our knowledge base and support systems is coming in real handy
• Any queries or concerns? These have been addressed and you’re more than ready for your DevOpsGroup future

By month three…

• You’ve continued pairing with others and work independently on areas you are more familiar with
• As you have full access to our DevOpsGroup Academy, you’ve probably completed some further certifications, such as the Agile and DevOps foundation
• You’ve been involved in implementing client infrastructure
• You are starting to deliver some exciting work for our clients
• Perhaps you’ve got a thing or two wrong along the way, failure is an option at DevOpsGroup and is something we are always learning from
• You may have planned how you’ll be spending your training budget
• You are now familiar with every member of the DevOpsGroup family
• The opportunity to influence architecture has come about once or twice
• You are familiar with a client’s tech stack
• Perhaps you are regularly attending client stand-ups

A full year with DevOpsGroup…

• You’ve added significant value to our client experience
• You’ve assisted at least one customer with a cloud migration and helped them with their cloud journey
• Whether it’s stage or screen, the platform is yours and you may be reflecting back on some epic uses of it
• Through our academy, you are helping to champion the next generation of talent
• You continue to be in awe of the rate of change within Azure as your knowledge of this platform continues to grow even further
• You’ve mentored other Engineers within the squad, and shared a lot of knowledge
• You know what is required of you to achieve the next grade in your career here

Meet the recruiter

Gareth Hubbard

People Success

We're looking for people who...

• Have no fear of change
• Have deep DevOps domain knowledge
• Stay focused while adapting fast
• Are open to occasional travel (post pandemic) but can also work remotely
• Innovate and make extraordinary things happen
• Stay awesome while under pressure
• Grow when faced with challenges

The experience you’ll need…

• Deep technical understanding of Azure with validated experience working on build and migration projects
• Experience working with a range of automation tools for managing cloud infrastructure, such as Puppet, Ansible or Chef
• Strong knowledge of Terraform or ARM templates
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g Jenkins or Azure DevOps)
• You will be familiar with Kubernetes/EKS and this is an area of keen interest for you
• Able to design, discuss, and implement solutions inside Azure
• You can work in Scrum and Kanban, agile methodologies
• Excellent communication and client facing skills including the ability to lead and facilitate workshops; give presentations; and produce well written documentation to assist the client
• A strong dedication to delivering client success with acute commercial awareness
• The ability to lead a team (we call them squads) while mentoring Associate Engineers
• You are comfortable working on more than one work stream at any given time, with the ability to manage your time effectively
• Hopefully you will already have some awesome MS/Azure Certifications under your belt

Please note: To protect our staff and candidates during the Covid-19 Pandemic and help keep everyone safe, interview stages will be conducted remotely, via Telephone and Zoom. We are a collaborative bunch and embrace the necessary tools available, to ensure the process is as flexible and smooth as possible during this time.