SC Cleared Azure DevOps Engineer

Location: Hybrid (Newcastle or Manchester)Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance requiredContract Type: Contract Overview We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join a government programme delivering critical cloud-based services. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimising CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud deployment processes within Azure environments. Working within an agile delivery team, you will be responsible for driving DevOps best practices, improving deployment reliability, and supporting infrastructure-as-code initiatives across multiple environments. Key Responsibilities Design, implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines across multiple Azure environments. Automate software build, test, deployment, and release processes. Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CDK, Packer, and Ansible. Configure and maintain Azure DevOps and GitLab environments, including runner administration and optimisation. Collaborate with development, architecture, and operations teams to streamline delivery processes. Implement and maintain pipeline templates, reusable pipeline fragments, and continuous development practices. Develop automation tools and scripts using Python, Shell, Perl, or similar Scripting languages. Support cloud infrastructure deployments, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimisation. Ensure adherence to security, ..... full job details .....