Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
- Department
- Development
- Location
- Dublin Ireland
- Date Posted
- 18-03-2026
Azure Infrastructure & Operations
- Manage and administer Azure infrastructure, ensuring availability, security, scalability, and cost optimisation
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as ARM or equivalent
- Oversee resource provisioning, governance and standardisation across DTAP environments
CI/CD Automation
- Architect, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts)
- Automate build, release, testing, and deployment processes for multiple applications and services
- Drive continuous improvement by implementing DevOps best practices and tooling
Monitoring, Observability & Security
- Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Log Analytics and any other tools as required
- Perform proactive performance tuning, issue diagnosis, and root cause analysis
- Implement basic security controls such as role-based access management, secrets handling, and security scanning within pipelines
Application Development & Support
- Collaborate with Ayvens Central Digital & IT engineering teams to support application lifecycle, deployment architecture, and environment stability
- Troubleshoot application-level issues and optimise Azure-hosted workloads
- Assist the existing ICT team with learning & development on the Azure platform
Data Engineering Platform Integration
- Building and orchestrating data pipelines using Azure Data Factory
- Supporting analytics platforms or data processing workflows using Azure Databricks
- Implementing CI/CD automation for data engineering workloads
Knowledge and Experience:
- 10 years of experience in an information technology related field
- 5+ years working in Azure DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related roles
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure services and architecture
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD principles and Azure DevOps tooling.
- Solid scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash or similar).
- Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, and code workflow best practices.
- Knowledge of cost governance (FINOPS), security best practices, and DevSecOps
- Experience of working with onshore\ nearshore and offshore resourcing model
- Expert problem‑solving skills with experience in diagnosing complex cloud issues
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines
- Creative solution-minded approach
- Tenacity, can do-will do attitude
- Experience of working in Financial Services or a Regulated entity is desirable
Education and Qualifications:
- BSc Computer Science or equivalent 3rd Level IT qualification
- Microsoft certifications (AZ‑400, AZ-305, Az-104 or equivalent)
- Cloud security certs (e.g., CCSP) desirable
