Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure or GCP)
On site
Leeds, United Kingdom
Full Time
10-04-2025
Job Specifications
hedgehog lab is a human-centred global tech consultancy. What sets us apart? Our unwavering commitment to going above and beyond, meeting every challenge with passion and curiosity. We take immense pride in our role as trusted partners for businesses worldwide, where we harness cutting-edge technologies to sculpt digital products that not only meet but exceed expectations, leaving a lasting impact on our clients and their industries.
Our culture thrives on turning constraints into catalysts for innovation, empowering our team to unleash their full potential and deliver unparalleled value to our clients. Beyond our award-winning work, we’re also known for our Flexa-certified company culture.
We’re looking for a passionate JOB TITLE who’s committed to delivering products that cut through the complexities of digital transformation and bring valuable business visions to life.
The Opportunity:
Our Mission: To become the most respected global digital product consultancy by digitally crafting a better world.
Your Mission: To architect, implement, and maintain resilient, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure for a wide range of client projects at hedgehog lab. You'll play a key role in advancing our internal DevOps practices and tools while contributing to the success of cross-functional teams delivering world-class digital products.
Aim:
Define and support cloud infrastructure that underpins reliable, performant, and secure applications.
Evolve and enhance internal DevOps culture, tooling, and CI/CD processes.
Collaborate cross-functionally to continuously innovate and improve development workflows and system operations.
Foster observability and reliability across live systems through best-in-class monitoring and automation
Day to Day:
Collaborate with engineers and architects to define and implement cloud backend infrastructure.
Build and maintain cloud environments and deployment pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform.
Manage and monitor live client systems using tools like Datadog, New Relic, and Sentry.
Contribute to automated testing, security hardening, and CI/CD efficiency improvements.
Participate in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution.
Continuously refine internal documentation and DevOps processes.
Research and introduce new tools and best practices aligned with our DevOps journey.
Growth/Development Opportunities
Work with a wide variety of cloud services and modern DevOps toolchains.
Gain experience across Azure, GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
Influence and shape DevOps practices and culture at a global, human-centred consultancy.
Exposure to projects across diverse industries and technical stacks.
Learn from and contribute to a multidisciplinary team passionate about pushing boundaries in digital innovation.
Measure of success:
High availability and performance of deployed applications.
Timely and secure delivery of infrastructure components across multiple projects.
Reduction in manual interventions through automation and self-healing systems.
Positive feedback from engineering teams on the usability and efficiency of DevOps tools and practices.
Continuous improvement in CI/CD performance and incident response tim
About you:
Extensive experience with Azure or Google Cloud Platform, either in a commercial setting or private projects, with knowledge of alternative cloud providers such as AWS an advantage.
Comfortable with Linux based operating systems, able to edit, script and use the CLI
Familiar with Continuous Integration, Deployment Automation and writing pipelines using Github Actions
Strong experience using containerisation tools like Docker and docker compose
Hands-on knowledge of container management tools like Azure Container Apps/GCP Cloud Run.
Experience with GCP features such as Cloud IAM, Organisation Policy Service, Firebase Authentication, Identity Platform, Cloud KMS, Certificate Manager, VPC, Cloud Storage, Cloud CDN, pub/sub, Cloud SQL, Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run
—- OR—-
Experience with Azure features such as Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Azure Policy, Azure AD B2C, Azure Key Vault, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Front Door, Azure CDN, Azure Notification Hubs, Event Grid, Azure Queue Storage, Service Bus Queues, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Container Environments, Azure Kubernetes Services
An awareness of AWS tools would be beneficial but is not required
Experience with building using infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Azure Resource Manager
Demonstrable knowledge of core DevOps principles like Security, Automation, Auto-Scale up/down, networking and Self-Healing techniques
Basic understanding of Android and iOS projects and experience on mobile build automation tools like Fastlane
Familiarity with monitoring tools (such as Datadog, New Relic, Sentry etc.)
Note: Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often refrain from applying to positions unless they meet all the specified criteria. If you believe you possess the necessary qualities for this role but do not fulfil every requirement, don't hesitate to apply. We actively encourage you to showcase your skills and what you can contribute.
Our interview process:
Stage 1⃣ - Intro Call with a member of the Talent team, Andrew (30 minutes Google Meet)
Stage 2⃣ - Take home tech test (no deadline, simply return when you’re happy)
Stage 3⃣ - Final stage interview with at least 2 member of the hiring team (60 minutes Google Meet)
Why hedgehog lab?
Rated #1 in the UK on Clutch for mobile development.
Our People are our greatest asset, and we are so proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work, as rated by 93% of our business.
We’re a fully Flexified Employer, certified by Flexa. We know a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone, we work with our employees to establish a model that benefits both parties.
We received the Advanced Award in the North of Tyne Combined Authority Good Work Pledge.
Check out our Glassdoor reviews!
Inclusive environment. We never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, genetics, disability or age. From menopausal support to neurodiversity adjustments, we’ll continue to foster an inclusive culture at the lab where everyone can let their authentic selves shine.
What we offer:
36 days paid holidays (UK), including bank holidays.
30 days paid holidays (Bulgaria), including public holidays and special leave days
Flexible working environment. We understand that not one approach fits everyone. Whether they are working from the office or home, we fully support our team in whichever way they prefer to work.
Enhanced parental policies.
A transparent and open company culture where politics are shunned, and everyone works as a team.
Annual learning & development budget (Global...
About the Company
With two decades of experience under our belt, we've confidently established ourselves as masters of our craft, proudly operating from the heart of Northern England. Our mission is clear: to digitally craft a better world by driving transformative solutions that align perfectly with your strategic vision. Our team's deep expertise and specialised knowledge, enable us to tackle the most complex technical challenges with unwavering confidence. We don't just develop systems; we architect innovative, scalable solutions that... Know more
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