Azure Devops Engineer - Fixed Term ContractLivestock Information Limited • London, England, United Kingdom
Azure Devops Engineer - Fixed Term Contract
Livestock Information Limited
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
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This role is advertised on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Are you a hands‑on DevOps engineer who enjoys solving live issues and making platforms better each week?
Can you turn Azure, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code into smooth, reliable delivery pipelines?
Would you love the opportunity to build secure Azure pipelines that keep real, live services running every day?
At Livestock Information Ltd, our mission is to be an outstanding service provider of livestock data, empowering government, industry and farmers to effectively manage disease and infection control, whilst enhancing productivity and innovation in agriculture. To achieve this, we need great people, who share in our values.
As an Azure DevOps Engineer, you’ll design and manage DevOps pipelines across PaaS‑based Azure environments, embedding secure‑by‑design principles and meeting industry and government security standards.
You’ll work closely with development, operations and security teams to deliver automated, secure and scalable services, while supporting live and non‑production platforms. The role includes 3rd‑line support, break‑fix and out‑of‑hours cover on a shift basis, platform optimisation and providing hands‑on technical support to development teams.
Responsibilities Your responsibilities will include
Deploying, monitoring, maintaining and improving our Azure platform
Providing timely and efficient break‑fix support to resolve system issues and minimise downtime in line with Service Level Agreements including out‑of‑hours
Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity, performing infrastructure as code optimisation to ensure cost efficiency and reliable service
Providing 3rd line support for live Azure Platform services, addressing complex issues and coordinating with internal teams to maintain service uptime
Delivering and supporting the customers’ infrastructure requirements for service enhancements and new projects
Leveraging deep expertise in Microsoft Azure’s IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings to design, implement and manage cloud‑based solutions that align with business and technical needs
Designing, building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with design partners, enabling faster and more reliable software releases
Implementing best practices for version control, continuous integration and code review processes
Using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or terraform to provision and manage Azure cloud resources, ensuring consistent, secure and reproducible infrastructure deployments
Implementing security best practices and aligning infrastructure with compliance frameworks such as the Azure Security Benchmark, CIS benchmark, NIST, NCSC
Configuring real‑time monitoring and alerting within Azure to gain insights into application performance and system health, setting up proactive alerts to respond to any incidents and anomalies promptly
Fostering strong relationships with software development, testing and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of DevOps practices
You may be required to undertake other duties assigned by your line manager as appropriate.
Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following
Extensive experience in Azure DevOps managing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure networking and zero trust methodologies primarily working in a live services support
Knowledge of infrastructure as code principles and tools such as Terraform and Azure Resource Manager (ARM), and experience in provisioning and managing cloud resources
Understanding of security best practices for cloud environments, and ability to implement security best practices and align infrastructure with compliance frameworks such as the Azure Security Benchmark, CIS benchmark, NIST, NCSC
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders and communicate technical concepts and solutions in a clear and concise manner
Experience developing using JavaScript and C#
Reporting Structure This role will report to the Azure Engineering Manager and will sit within our Service department.
Benefits As an LI employee, you will be entitled to our company benefits which include
A fully remote and flexible working set up
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days (plus Bank Holidays)
1 Privilege Day
4 annual salary Life Assurance
Market‑leading pension scheme through Legal & General
Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
Excellent learning, training and career development opportunities
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is respected and valued
Application and Interview Process To apply for this role, you will need to submit a CV and answer some pre‑screening questions.
The interview and assessment process for this role will involve a telephone interview with our Talent Team, followed by a first stage and a final stage interview. Interviews will be conducted either remotely via MS Teams or face to face.
If we need to make a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing talent@livestockinformation.org.uk before the closing date to discuss your needs.
The closing date for this role is 4pm on Friday, 16th January. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Please note that we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Values We approach our work with TACT; we are Transparent, Accountable, Committed and we work as a Team.
We are transparent together, embracing honesty and building trust. We are accountable to the industry and strive for the best possible solutions for the communities we serve. We drive change with passion, commitment and enthusiasm to deliver a great service to the livestock industry. We work kindly and cohesively which allows us to support each other in our personal and strategic goals.
How you’ll work / Remote working We’re a fully remote organisation; however, our roles are UK‑based and can only be performed within the UK. We come together in person twice a year for our All Hands events to connect, collaborate and strengthen relationships. From time to time, there may also be occasional in‑person team meetings.
Diversity statement At Livestock Information, we value diversity and believe that every individual brings different strengths. We understand that not everyone may possess every single skill outlined in this job description, but if you believe you have a solid skill set that enables you to excel in this position then we really encourage you to apply.
Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in a fair and open manner or if you are dissatisfied with any of your interactions during the recruitment process and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact our Talent team via email: talent@livestockinformation.org.uk.
Disclaimer Livestock Information Ltd cannot sponsor work visas at this time.
Livestock Information Ltd does not discriminate based on race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
Livestock Information Ltd does not accept unsolicited CVs from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited CV’s not originating directly from a candidate and sent to Livestock Information Ltd or any Livestock Information Ltd employees, including unsolicited CVs sent to a Livestock Information Ltd mailing address or email address, are rejected. Livestock Information Ltd will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited CV. Livestock Information Ltd considers any candidate for whom the recruiter has submitted an unsolicited CV referred by the company free of any fees.
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