DevOps Engineer Azure/AKS/IaC
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are currently looking for an experienced Dev Ops Engineer to join a major Azure-based platform programme in Abu Dhabi on an initial 6‑month contract. This role will take ownership of deployment infrastructure‑as‑code, CICD pipelines and operational reliability across a complex Azure environment. The successful candidate will ensure that platform components are deployed consistently, tested automatically and operated reliably with a strong focus on automation, security, scalability and reproducibility.
You will be responsible for managing Azure infrastructure, AKS operations, container governance, monitoring, alerting, secrets management and disaster recovery processes across the platform.
- Own and maintain Azure infrastructure using Terraform or Bicep
- Design and manage CICD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions
- Manage AKS clusters, name spaces, RBAC, network policies and autoscaling
- Oversee container image build, signing, governance and deployment processes
- Configure Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and KQL-based alerting
- Manage Azure Key Vault, secrets, certificates and managed identities
- Support security controls including Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud and private endpoints
- Maintain and test disaster recovery procedures across Azure services
- Work closely with security engineering and platform teams to ensure operational reliability
- 5+ years experience in Dev Ops, Platform Engineering or Cloud Engineering
- 2+ years hands‑on experience working with Azure
- Strong experience with Terraform or Bicep in production environments
- Strong Kubernetes / AKS experience, including name spaces, RBAC, Network Policies and Helm
- Experience building and maintaining multi‑stage CI/CD pipelines
- Strong knowledge of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and KQL
- Experience with Docker, ACR, image signing and container governance
- Good understanding of Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, private endpoints, Azure Firewall and Express Route concepts
- Experience with KEDA or similar autoscaling technologies
- Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity and Workload Identity experience
- OPA Gatekeeper or Kyverno experience
- Kafka or Azure Event Hubs experience
- ADLS Gen2, WORM storage or lifecycle management experience
- Azure AI Foundry or APIM experience
- Defender for Cloud, Sentinel or Notary v2 experience
- AZ‑104, AZ‑400 or CKA certification
Position Requirements
5+ Years
work experience
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