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!