DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: DevOps (Junior)

Location: Onsite - Hybrid with a maximum of 2 days per month onsite for meetings at Wexford and Dublin

Contract / Permanent: FTC 12 Months, With further extension

Start date: June 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Role:

• Experience of development, extension and maintenance of software frameworks for tooling development
• Experience of Python development
• Experience of Azure IaC development, ideally using Bicep
• Experience of network design and configuration including Microsoft landing zone hub-spoke network architecture, isolated networking in Azure, DNS (private DNS zones and private DNS resolver), routing, firewalls, network security groups, Azure Front Door and Web Application Firewall
• Experience of monitoring, logging and alerting in Azure
• Must be capable of working autonomously to produce well-engineered solutions and documentation.

Experience Level Required:

It is a mandatory requirement that the Resource proposed hold the following qualifications or equivalents:

− The equivalent of an NFQ Level 6 in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Information Technology.

− Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104 or higher certification.

Key Deliverable:

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Python programming and Bicep for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within hybrid Azure environments.

The engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

The following non-exhaustive list of Key Deliverables are applicable to this Role.

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scripts using Bicep to automate Azure resource provisioning.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor and optimise cloud infrastructure performance and costs.
• Network design and configuration in a hybrid environment, including Microsoft landing zone hub-spoke network architecture, isolated networking in Azure, DNS (private DNS zones and private DNS resolver), routing, firewalls, network security groups, Azure Front Door and Web Application Firewall.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues.
• Document processes, configurations, and procedures.

Key Experience/Competencies/Skillsets:

The following Experience/Competencies/Skillsets are applicable to this Role.

1. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in developing, extending, and maintaining software frameworks for tooling development. This includes designing and building frameworks, adding new functionalities, and ensuring their continued functionality.
2. A minimum of 3 years’ experience of Python development and experience of Azure IaC development, ideally using Bicep.
3. A minimum of 3 years’ experience of Azure network design and configuration in a hybrid (on-premises and cloud) environment including Microsoft landing zone hub-spoke network architecture, isolated networking in Azure, DNS (private DNS zones and private DNS resolver), routing, firewalls, network security groups, Azure Front Door and Web Application Firewall.
4. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the configuration and management of Azure environments including configuring and maintaining monitoring, logging and alerting.
5. Capable of working autonomously to produce well engineered solutions and documentation.