DevOps Engineer - Azure Migration

Job Title: DevOps Engineer - Azure Migration

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

Type: Contract - Outside IR35

iO Associates have partnered with a small energy consultancy who are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale Azure migration project for a major organisation in the Energy industry. You'll play a key role in designing, automating, and optimising cloud infrastructure as part of a critical digital transformation programme. This is a hybrid role, with a mix of remote and on-site work.

Responsibilities:

• Support the migration of complex application stacks and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
• Build and manage automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.
• Collaborate with development teams to modernise workloads and enable cloud-native practices.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency in Azure environments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across infrastructure automation and delivery workflows.

Requirements:

• 3+ years in DevOps roles with a focus on cloud automation and infrastructure delivery.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Azure , particularly around migrations and platform setup.
• Strong skills in Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other CI/CD tooling.
• Background in scripting or coding (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Familiarity with Azure governance, RBAC, tagging, and cost management.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (AKS, Docker).
• Exposure to the utilities or energy, either directly or via third party