DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Position Description:

At CGI youll help deliver a secure on-premise cloud platform that will underpin critical Defence services for years to this role your work will directly enable the modernisation of legacy applications supporting their migration onto a robust Azure Stack Hubbased environment. Youll contribute to a high-impact programme approaching go-live where your expertise will shape resilient infrastructure strengthen security and automate delivery all within a collaborative environment that values ownership creativity and professional growth.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position but will need to frequently attend out Leatherhead office.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role you will provide hands-on infrastructure and DevOps support to an on-prem cloud platform being delivered for the MOD. You will help design build configure and support infrastructure components that enable legacy applications to be migrated and modernised ensuring they are secure resilient and ready for cloud-style deployment.

You will take ownership of platform health and continuous improvement working closely with application teams to enable automation improve reliability and meet stringent security requirements. Youll be supported by experienced colleagues while having the autonomy to influence how the platform evolves.

Key responsibilities include:

- Build & Configure infrastructure and services to support application migrations

- Design & Support infrastructure solutions aligned to platform and migration needs

- Maintain & Secure the platform through patching monitoring and vulnerability remediation

- Harden & Protect systems to meet Defence security and compliance requirements

- Automate & Improve deployment and operational processes where possible

- Collaborate & Advise application teams on making workloads cloud ready

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You will have strong experience in infrastructure engineering across Windows and Linux environments with the confidence to support secure enterprise-grade platforms. You should be comfortable working across build configuration and operational support and keen to apply automation and DevOps practices where appropriate.

Essential qualifications:

- You should have strong experience with Microsoft Windows Server architecture

- Proven expertise in Active Directory GPO WSUS and related services

- Solid administration experience with RedHat Rocky or similar Linux distributions

- Experience administering Microsoft Hyper-V environments

- Strong PowerShell scripting and administration skills

- Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with wider teams

Desirable experience:

- DevOps tooling and practices (e.g. CI/CD pipelines)

- Ansible and/or Jenkins experience

- Veeam backup and recovery solutions

- Azure Stack Hub experience


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Skills:

• Linux
• Ansible
• DevOps

What you can expect from us:

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Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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