DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Job Title: DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Location: Office 5 days/week (Huddersfield or Park Royal, London)

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Mid to Senior (5+ years)

About Bestway

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion.  Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors.  The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan. 

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman.  Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

About the role

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure to design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure and application deployment pipelines. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, CI/CD pipeline management, and automation, along with solid command-line skills in both Linux and Windows environments.

You will play a key role in building, maintaining, and optimising our Azure-based infrastructure and DevOps processes while collaborating closely with development, QA, and operations teams.

Responsibilities:

• CI/CD Pipeline Management:
  Design, implement, and maintain robust Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps and related tools.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management:
  Configure, manage, and automate Azure infrastructure provisioning and deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or ARM templates.
• Automation:
  Streamline and automate repetitive tasks to enhance performance, reliability, and scalability across environments.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting:
  Monitor system performance, perform proactive troubleshooting, and implement effective logging, alerting, and health check mechanisms.
• Collaboration:
  Work closely with development and QA teams to ensure smooth integration of DevOps practices and successful application deployments.
• Security & Compliance:
  Maintain high standards of security, governance, and compliance across cloud environments and DevOps pipelines.

The Ideal Candidate
 

• Education:
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience:
  Minimum 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or a similar role with a strong focus on Azure environments.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud Services (VMs, AKS, Container Services, App Services, Databases, Networking, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tools
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or ARM Templates
  • Solid scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, or Python
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for containerised deployments
  • Competence in both Linux and Windows command-line environments
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Attention to detail with a focus on reliability and quality
  • Team-oriented mindset with the ability to work in fast-paced environments

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply.  Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch, we are looking forward to hearing from you.