Senior DevOps Azure Engineer (Part-time)

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Azure Engineer (Part-time) to join our team.

About Client: The client works in the packaging business with innovative ecological packaging. Fast-growing leader in sustainable packaging solutions.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, development, and continuous improvement of our delivery platform, advocating for modern, scalable, and secure solutions utilizing Azure and GitHub Actions.
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders—translating complex DevOps concepts into business value, and ensuring that solutions reflect both business objectives and technology best practices.
• Engage deeply with developers on a daily basis, adapting existing CI/CD pipelines to meet the specific needs of our new React + Node web application.
• Negotiate and advocate for technical choices, balancing your expertise with input from the engineering team to deliver the best outcomes, including implementing best practices and quality gates.
• Bring the maturity of your experience to bear—proactively surfacing risks, managing ambiguity, and guiding others through technical trade-offs and project challenges.
• Champion quality, security, and compliance, sharing your experience of safe development practices, agile delivery, and robust architectural principles, especially concerning repository rules and environments.

 

Requirements:

• 5+ years of DevOps experience
• Proven hands-on software engineering/DevOps experience—with deep mastery of Azure is critical for deployment specifics.
• Expertise in GitHub & GitHub Actions (repository rules, environments, CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, etc.).
• Strong skills in communicating and collaborating across engineering teams—able to explain complex ideas and operate independently.
• History of DevOps "architecture" experience, including the ability to suggest where best practices can be implemented.
• Outstanding command of written and spoken English—a must for clear collaboration, technical discussions, and documentation.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and a drive for personal and organizational improvement.
• Experience in building systems from the ground up (Sprint 0) in an urgent, fast-paced environment is a strong plus.
• Start ASAP providing an initial resource commitment of 10 to 20 hours per week for the remainder of the year to establish the foundational work.