Job Title: DevOps Engineer - Azure Migration
Location: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)
Type: Contract - Outside IR35

iO Associates have partnered with a small energy distributer 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