SC Cleared Azure DevOps Engineer - AKS

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, Azure Platform Engineer, or in a similar role
• Strong hands-on experience with AKS and Kubernetes
• Practical experience deploying Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone
• Strong working knowledge of Terraform, including testing code and troubleshooting deployment issues
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using enterprise DevOps tooling
• Experience supporting large-scale Kubernetes deployments and troubleshooting cluster issues
• Active SC clearance is highly desirable

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to validate, test, and deploy Terraform code
• Deploy and configure dedicated AKS clusters and associated Azure infrastructure within an existing Azure Landing Zone
• Implement automated validation, security checks, and approval stages in deployment pipelines
• Support the third-party application team with deployment requirements and platform configuration
• Troubleshoot Terraform, pipeline, Azure, and Kubernetes deployment issues
• Ensure deployments meet existing engineering, security, and governance standards

Technologies:

• Azure
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Security
• Terraform
• Cloud

More:

Were seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of dedicated Azure Kubernetes Service clusters in a large enterprise environment. The role focuses on CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and Azure infrastructure for a third-party business application. This is an initial six-month contract, with hybrid working in Manchester or Blackpool, paying £490–£500 per day inside IR35. We, ECS Recruitment Group Ltd, are acting as the Employment Business for this vacancy.

last updated 43 week of 2026