DevOps Engineer; Azure

At CGI, you’ll help deliver a secure, on-premise cloud platform that will underpin critical Defence services for years to come. In this role, your work will directly enable the modernisation of legacy applications, supporting their migration onto a robust Azure Stack Hub–based environment. You’ll contribute to a high-impact programme approaching go-live, where your expertise will shape resilient infrastructure, strengthen security, and automate delivery, all within a collaborative environment that values ownership, creativity, and professional growth.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position but will need to frequently attend out Leatherhead office.

In this role, you will provide hands‑on infrastructure and Dev Ops support to an on‑prem cloud platform being delivered for the MOD. You will help design, build, configure, and support infrastructure components that enable legacy applications to be migrated and modernised, ensuring they are secure, resilient, and ready for cloud‑style deployment.

You will take ownership of platform health and continuous improvement, working closely with application teams to enable automation, improve reliability, and meet stringent security requirements. You’ll be supported by experienced colleagues while having the autonomy to influence how the platform evolves.

• Build & Configure infrastructure and services to support application migrations
• Design & Support infrastructure solutions aligned to platform and migration needs
• Maintain & Secure the platform through patching, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation
• Harden & Protect systems to meet Defence security and compliance requirements
• Automate & Improve deployment and operational processes where possible
• Collaborate & Advise application teams on making workloads cloud ready

You will have strong experience in infrastructure engineering across Windows and Linux environments, with the confidence to support secure, enterprise‑grade platforms. You should be comfortable working across build, configuration, and operational support, and keen to apply automation and Dev Ops practices where appropriate.

• You should have strong experience with Microsoft Windows Server architecture
• Proven expertise in Active Directory, GPO, WSUS, and related services
• Solid administration experience with Red Hat, Rocky, or similar Linux distributions
• Experience administering Microsoft Hyper‑V environments
• Strong Power Shell scripting and administration skills
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with wider teams

• Dev Ops tooling and practices (e.g. CI/CD pipelines)
• Ansible and/or Jenkins experience
• Veeam backup and recovery solutions
• Azure Stack Hub experience