Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Overview

Senior DevOps Engineer role at Poppulo, a fast-growing software company, to design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines on Azure and to embed best practices and security across the DevOps lifecycle.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with software development to integrate best practices into the DevOps pipeline, automating controls and promoting a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, ensuring efficient, reliable, and repeatable build, test, and deployment processes.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on Azure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ensuring environments are scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health and rapid incident response.
• Embed security practices across the DevOps pipeline, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and adherence to Azure security best practices.
• Participate in incident response activities, contributing to root cause analysis and the implementation of preventative measures.
• Support compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001) through appropriate infrastructure controls, access management, and audit readiness.
• Provide guidance and support to development teams on DevOps best practices, tooling, and workflows.
• Work with AI-driven technologies, contribute to building AI-powered solutions, and leverage AI tools to enhance automation, engineering efficiency, and DevOps practices.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering, with experience owning and improving production cloud infrastructure at a senior level.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Deep, hands-on Microsoft Azure expertise is essential, with substantial production experience across Azure compute, networking, storage, and identity (Entra ID).
• Strong hands-on CI/CD engineering experience, including designing, building, troubleshooting, and improving production pipelines, repositories, and deployment workflows.
• Strong hands-on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience managing production cloud infrastructure. Terraform is preferred; strong experience with comparable IaC technologies will also be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate unfamiliar or complex environments, identify technical gaps, and drive solutions with limited direction.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
• Solid understanding of observability (e.g., MELT) and related tools.
• Familiarity with Azure security tooling, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, and RBAC.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals in Azure (VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, DNS).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across development, operations, and stakeholder teams.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with GitLab/GitLab CI.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104).
• Experience with repository and CI/CD pipeline migrations, particularly to GitLab.
• Exposure to security and code quality scanning tools such as SonarQube, or similar.
• Experience working in regulated industries or with compliance frameworks.

Details

• Location: Ireland-based remote role; candidates must currently be based in Ireland.
• Compensation: Annual base salary gross of 70,000-85,000 EUR plus variable.
• Flexible work arrangement.