Azure Build Engineer

Job Description

The Build Engineer role at Emerald is a crucial role that ensures efficient and reliable deployment of infrastructure, applications and services on the Azure Platform using DevOps best practice.


Location: We perform at our best when we feel trusted and are able to choose an approach to working that suits us best, which is why we are a remote-first company. However, we also believe in face to face collaboration, and our UK colleagues meet once a month for team time and quarterly for company get togethers in our Leeds office, so we ask that you be within a commutable distance that you are comfortable with in order to attend the office on those occasions.

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

• Write, maintain and execute Azure DevOps pipelines and supporting scripts to automate builds tasks and release processes.
• Efficiently manage and monitor Azure cloud resources by implementing best-practice cloud management techniques to maintain optimal performance.
• Work within the Infrastructure Team to manage, monitor, maintain and protect Emeralds Azure Infrastructure estate
• Work closely with and support the developer squads, attending sprints with an Agile mindset and assist with trouble shooting
• Work with Azure Integration Services including Logic Apps, Data Factory and Event Grid - you will maintain, update and release code changes to the Production environment using DevOps tools and practices
• Implement monitors, alerts, and dashboards to track the performance and health of the integrations, the build and release pipelines and the underlying infrastructure.
• Automate tasks and manage resources, using your experience in scripting languages including Powershell and Azure CLI (azd).

You’ll need to have:   

Essential Requirements:

• Terraform
• YAML
• AAD
• Azure DevOps / Git
• Azure integration Services
• Powershell

Desirable

• Azure Developer CLI (azd)
• Certifications in Azure to Developer level

Knowledge

• Entra ID
• Microsoft Defender
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Azure Firewall
• Azure Log Analytics, Azure Monitor
• Landing zones, storage, vnet

Behaviours & Attributes

• Adhere to best practice
• Manage own workload
• Target oriented
• Driven and self-motivated
• Ability to influence people
• Service oriented attitude

What’s in it for you?

At Emerald, we value our people. Becoming a part of our team means you’ll join a trusting and flexible environment and we've been flexified so you can trust that we're a truly flexible workplace. All we ask is that you attend the office once a month to come together with work colleagues. You'll also have numerous opportunities to progress your career, as well as access to professional development and the opportunity to learn new skills.

You’ll receive a wide range of benefits, such as 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays, remote flexible working, a discretionary performance bonus, 6% pension contribution and various benefits aimed at supporting your wellbeing and work-life balance such as a working from home allowance. You can check out a full list of our benefits here.

Roles are advertised at a benchmarked market median rate. Offers will be made within a range of the median, depending on skills and experience.

Please note - Applicants must be authorized to work in the UK without restrictions or sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Emerald Group is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our applicants. If you would like to request any accommodations/adjustments from application through to interview stages, please complete the relevant section within the application or contact us at peopleteam@emerald.com and let us know.