Role: Senior/ Lead DevOps Engineer
Salary: £70,000-£80,000
Remote First – 1 visit a month, South Manchester
Sector: SaaS
Dcoded are pleased to share that we are recruiting for a growing SaaS company based near Greater Manchester, who are looking to bring on an experienced / Lead DevOps Engineer to drive the automation, scalability, and monitoring of their product platform as they expand. This is a fantastic opportunity for a DevOps expert who thrives in a leadership role and has a passion for building and refining robust processes.
The Ideal Candidate:
- You are an experienced DevOps Engineer with a proven track record in infrastructure deployment, configuration management, and application scalability.
- You bring a deep understanding of what effective DevOps looks like and a vision for achieving excellence.
- You have experience working in a Microsoft environment, particularly with Azure as the hosting platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take the lead in the DevOps function within a growing engineering team.
- Help define the DevOps strategy, from tool selection to process design, to ensure optimal performance and reliability of the platform.
- Design and implement the DevOps toolset, creating a framework that supports smooth platform management and continuous deployment.
- Use your experience with Microsoft DevOps backlogs to manage and prioritize work items, ensuring a well-organized and efficient workflow.
Technical Requirements:
- Strong understanding of DevOps challenges specific to SaaS, with expertise in implementing tools and processes to support scaling and automation.
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code, particularly for Microsoft Azure SaaS solutions; Pulumi experience is ideal, with knowledge of Bicep or Terraform as an added advantage.
- Advanced skills in automation using Azure DevOps Pipelines, Azure CLI, and PowerShell for deploying software, infrastructure, and PaaS services in Microsoft Azure.
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, especially in PaaS services and containers, with experience transitioning from IaaS to PaaS architecture being highly desirable.
- Familiarity with Entra, RBAC, Managed Identities, and Zero-Trust principles; SC-900 certification is beneficial.
- Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry and related monitoring tools.
- Solid understanding of secure software architecture, automated scalability, and secure networking practices.
- Experience with Office365 integrations, document management, authentication, and OAuth flows.
If you're ready to bring your DevOps leadership to a forward-thinking SaaS environment, this could be the perfect opportunity to elevate your career. Apply today to be considered!