Azure Platform Manager
Permanent
UK based (Fully remote)
£52,000-£62,000 per annum (Level 4)
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Their activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and they pride themselves on their ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.
CAA is on a journey towards being increasingly adaptable, where their colleagues collaborate as part of cross-functional teams. This approach ensures you never stop learning together. It also means that you may become involved in activities that take you out of your day-to-day role, providing you with opportunities to develop and grow your career with CAA.
Job Summary
Do you have a background in DevOps engineering or a similar field? Are you looking for a new role where you can develop your knowledge of the MS Azure suite to create great DevOps solutions?
My client is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their team to develop enhancements and new solutions across their suite of applications, primarily hosted on Azure and using the Microsoft suite of products. You will work across the IT department and multiple teams to maximize the benefits of Agile, DevOps, and Lean methodologies.
This role focuses on the full life cycle development and support of new and existing solutions in their hybrid cloud environment, delivering projects and supporting development teams with DevOps technologies and processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of consistent and reliable deployment processes across multiple products and platforms
- Own Azure DevOps architectures and designs
- Collaborate with project and delivery managers to plan work at scale and ensure smooth deployments through the CI/CD pipelines
- Serve as a subject matter expert to advise on optimal technologies
- Advocate for DevOps within the organization, working alongside the Head of Software Engineering and the Principal Developer to incorporate the best DevOps methodologies into development teams
- Stay updated with the latest technology, services, and methodologies in DevOps and beyond, bringing them into our organisation
- Support the rollout of DevSecOps within existing DevOps teams
- Manage and maintain resources deployed to Microsoft Azure
Person specification
You will have a background in DevOps Engineering or a similar role, cloud experience in Azure, and the ability to work with a variety of applications using different technologies.
It is important through your CV / Cover Letter that you give evidence of proven experience of each of the following essential criteria:
Essential Requirements:
- Working knowledge of CI/CD using Azure DevOps pipelines, including YAML pipelines and automated deployments
- Experience with Azure PaaS and IaaS
- Experience working with Docker, containers, and managing/troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters
- Experience with Helm, Helm charts, releases, and repositories
- Knowledge of Azure Networking, Network Security Groups, Private Endpoints, and Application Gateway/WAF
- Proficiency with Azure operational and monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics
- Understanding of Azure AD and access management
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, or ARM templates
Additional information
Location: CAA offers hybrid working for its employees. This means that whilst the role is based at their Gatwick office, there is substantial opportunity to work from home most of the time, however it is for the employee and their line manager to agree the balance between home and workplace working - determined primarily by business need. Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.
Key Rewards and Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Free onsite gym at Gatwick
- Discounted gym membership for London
- 28 days annual leave, additional 5 days leave purchase scheme
- Generous pension scheme and much more
The Selection Process
Clearance required: The post holders must undergo National Security Vetting and achieve the appropriate level of clearance. To be vetted we will usually expect a reasonable period of residency in the UK so that meaningful checks can be undertaken. For this role this will need to be 5 years.
If you do not meet these requirements, we may not be able to accept your application.
How to Apply: To apply, please send your CV. The selection panel will use this evidence to assess your application against the selection criteria in the Person Specification section above. It is not mandatory to provide a cover letter but it can be beneficial to provide further evidence of your suitability against the essential skills. In your CV please also set out your educational and professional qualifications, and career history, with key responsibilities, dates and achievements. Please provide reasons for any gaps.
Expected Timeline:
Your application will be reviewed by a Reed Recruitment Specialist who may invite you to an initial telephone screening call. The call will last up to 30 minutes, giving you an opportunity to discuss your relevant experience, the role and CAA in more detail.
Should you application be progressed, the selection panel will assess your application by considering the evidence you have provided in your CV. Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification for the role. The selection panel will then select the shortlist of candidates to take forward to interview stage.
Diversity Confident:
CAA is passionate about diversity and ensuring all are included. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We use fair and inclusive selection approaches to hire the best person for the job based on merit alone.