Azure DevOps Engineer - 6-month contract - SC Cleared - London/Remote - Outside of IR35My SC Cleared customer is seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps / Platform Engineer with deep, hands-on experience in Azure-native engineering and advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role is ideal for someone who operates at the intersection of DevOps and Software Engineering-bringing a strong development mindset to infrastructure design, automation, and testing.Key Skills and Experience from the Azure DevOps Engineer:Active SC Clearance ideal/lapsed consideredAdvanced Azure EngineeringStrong experience designing for high availabilityDeep understanding of Azure-native services and architecture patternsGithub actionsInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Expert-level proficiency with Terraform and/or BicepStrong focus on modularity, reusability, and maintainabilityExperience integrating automated testing frameworks (e.g. Terratest, Checkov)Azure Networking and SecurityHands-on experience with:Managed IdentitiesPrivate EndpointsRole-Based Access Control (RBAC)CI/CD and AutomationProven experience building advanced pipelines using GitHub ActionsStrong understanding of pipeline orchestration, automation, and deployment strategiesKey Responsibilities of the Azure DevOps Engineer:Design and implement high availability Azure architectures, including regional failover and load balancing strategies embedded within IaC templatesBuild and maintain scalable, reusable Terraform and/or Bicep ..... full job details .....