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About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a DevOps Engineer to work for our global Systems Integrator client. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend. 

Our client is seeking a Tech SRE/DevOps Engineer to join their Innovation and Digital team, driving the reliability, scalability, and performance of their expanding digital product portfolio. This is a hands‑on technical role where you’ll enhance infrastructure‑as‑code practices, automate CI/CD pipelines, and ensure systems run at peak efficiency.

You’ll operate at the intersection of development and operations, applying deep technical expertise and creative problem‑solving to elevate operational excellence. If you’re passionate about DevOps culture, Azure cloud technologies, and building resilient, high‑performing systems, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful technical impact on their digital transformation journey.

Responsibilities:

Technical Innovation & Architecture

  • Design and implement scalable, highly available systems in collaboration with infrastructure and development teams
  • Innovate and evolve our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Azure Pipelines, with Bicep, and Terraform
  • Drive continuous improvement of CI/CD processes and deployment automation
  • Architect monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve system issues

DevOps Excellence

  • Develop creative automation tools and processes to minimise manual operations
  • Conduct thorough root cause analysis and implement innovative preventive solutions
  • Design and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures
  • Champion DevOps and Agile methodologies through technical thought leadership

Collaboration & Technical Influence

  • Partner closely with development teams, IT Security, Business Product Owners, and Architecture teams
  • Share technical expertise and best practices with engineering teams
  • Contribute to technical discussions and solution design
  • Translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders

Standards & Technical Excellence

  • Contribute to deployment and operational standards aligned with ISO27001 and ITIL
  • Contribute and Participate in CI/CD and IaC code reviews and processes to ensure quality and knowledge sharing
  • Participate in Change Advisory Board meetings
  • Deploy and manage microservices on Azure App Services and Kubernetes with focus on security
  • Maintain comprehensive technical documentation standards

About You

  • Experience in systems administration, software development, or network engineering
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform
  • Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Hands-on expertise with DevOps tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Bicep
  • Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines or similar)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code practices and implementation
  • Strong understanding of networking, security, and system administration.
 

Technical Skills

  • Azure monitoring and Application Insights
  • ARM/Bicep templates and JSON scripting
  • PowerShell scripting
  • Software development methodologies and practices
  • Security best practices and risk management
 

Technical Skills & Innovation

  • Ability to monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using observability tools
  • Proven ability to work in Agile/DevOps environments
  • Experience with Agile ceremonies (daily scrums, retrospectives, sprint planning)
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and comfort with ambiguity
  • Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
  • Ability to build cross-functional relationships
  • Passion for continuous improvement and technical innovation

About Us

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index. 

Diversity and Inclusion  

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

  • Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
  • Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
  • Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
  • Annual leave and work-place pension

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