Senior Azure DevOps Expert/SME

Job Title: Azure DevOps Expert/SME
Location: 1 day p/week just outside Birmingham - can transition to 1 day p/month in the longer term
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Contract - 18 Months

About the Role:

Are you an Azure DevOps expert with strong C# development experience and a passion for optimising CI/CD pipelines? We are looking for a skilled Azure DevOps Expert to join our team, focusing on continuous integration and delivery systems with TeamCity, while bringing a deep understanding of C# development practices.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising our Azure infrastructure and DevOps processes. You'll lead the development of efficient, secure CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth releases and seamless collaboration across teams. Additionally, your C# development skills will help you better understand and integrate the development processes with the DevOps pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of Azure DevOps pipelines, with a strong focus on TeamCity for continuous integration and delivery.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools like Terraform, ARM templates, and PowerShell.
• Work closely with development teams to integrate C# application builds into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring streamlined and reliable deployments.
• Optimise TeamCity pipelines for fast, dependable builds, automated testing, and deployment workflows.
• Implement best practices for continuous integration and automated testing within Azure environments, ensuring development efficiency and system reliability.
• Ensure robust security practices within the CI/CD pipelines, maintaining compliance and secure configurations.
• Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD pipeline issues, ensuring high availability, minimal downtime, and rapid issue resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, operations, and security teams to continuously enhance CI/CD processes and tools.

About You:

• Proven experience with Microsoft Azure and expertise in Azure DevOps services.
• Strong experience with TeamCity for CI/CD pipeline management and optimisation.
• Proficient in C# development, with the ability to integrate build processes into CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in automating infrastructure using Terraform, ARM templates, and PowerShell.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD best practices, automated testing, and version control (Git).
• Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in troubleshooting complex pipeline and deployment issues.
• Knowledge of security best practices for CI/CD and Azure environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with additional CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and how they interact with Azure.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Azure Monitor for ensuring pipeline performance.

The above is a snapshot of our client's requirement. A full job spec will be provided on application.

This is an urgent requirement - suitable candidates should apply ASAP for consideration.