Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure
Cork · Ireland Cork · 5+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 5, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Cork · Ireland Cork
About the role
- Poppulo is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure to help shape what comes next at a successful, fast-growing software company.
- The role involves collaborating with software development to integrate best practices into the DevOps pipeline, automating controls, and promoting a culture of operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related role
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
- Strong hands-on experience with Pipelines, Repositories, Artifacts
- Proven experience with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, networking, storage, and identity (AAD/Entra ID)
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep/ARM templates
- Proficiency in scripting and automation languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash)
- Experience with containerisation 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)
Preferred qualifications
- Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104)
- Experience in repository migrations (including pipelines)
- Exposure to security and code quality scanning tools such as SonarQube, or similar
- Experience working in regulated industries or with compliance frameworks
Benefits
- Variable compensation
- Short-term incentives
- Health insurance (several options to choose from)
- Accident and life insurance
- Access to best in class learning and development platforms
- Flexible work arrangement
Skills
- GitLab
- Azure
- Terraform
- Bicep
- ARM Templates
- PowerShell
- Python
- Bash
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AKS
- SonarQube
