Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) - IFS Ultimo
We’re introducing a DevOps Engineer role in the Ultimo Product Development Group to centralize and elevate how we manage our internal environments and pipelines. This role takes ownership of responsibilities currently spread across teams, bringing them together under one accountable function. You’ll be the connecting party between all stages of development, ensuring our environments scale reliably, our pipelines run seamlessly, and our DevOps foundation evolves as we modernize our engineering organization.
Your primary focus will be on building, optimizing, and maintaining our deployment pipeline (the backbone of efficient, secure, and reliable software delivery) while also supporting QA infrastructure as a secondary responsibility. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real mark on how Ultimo teams will work in the future by creating a clear vision for DevOps excellence and taking the lead in driving it forward, rather than simply following established processes. This role calls for someone who combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking; someone who can set direction, influence best practices, and lead by example in building a mature, forward-looking DevOps culture.
We’re also on an AI journey, embedding intelligent automation and data-driven decision-making into our processes and products. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll play an important role in ensuring our infrastructure and delivery processes are ready to support and scale with this transformation.
This position combines hands-on technical work with process ownership and collaboration, ensuring that IFS Ultimo continues to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable enterprise software solutions.
Duties and Accountabilities
- Manage and maintain all key deployment hardware, develop and QA environments, ensuring availability and stability.
- Roll out and continuously improve the development process, ensuring alignment between Development, QA and Operations
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins) to support testing and release activities.
- Automate and optimize build and deployment processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
- Collaborate with software development teams to promote DevOps best practices within the organization.
- Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot environment performance, deployment stability, and test data integrity.
- Ensure compliance with security, quality, and operational standards across all development environments.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, training material, and process descriptions.
- Share knowledge, guide, and support colleagues in adopting new tools and practices.
Qualifications
Required Experience and Skills:
- A university degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 4+ years of demonstrable experience in DevOps with a strong understanding of CI/CD principles, infrastructure automation, and environment management
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure or similar cloud environments.
- Deep hands-on experience with CI/CD ecosystems (GitLab, Jenkins), including pipeline design, automation, and integration across multi-environment deployments.
- Expertise in scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Proven experience managing on-premises and virtualized hardware used for software deployment and testing.
- Solid understanding of software development processes, release processes, and test automation.
- Excellent verbal communication skills and documentation skills.
- Proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Experience with enterprise-scale SaaS deployment models.
- Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux environments.
- Familiarity with networking, security, and environment monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor).
Additional Information
We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.