DevOps Engineer - Azure & GitLab CI/CD

Project overview

DevOps Engineer - Azure & GitLab CI/CD

Project details

Gdynia (hybrid - 2-3 days per week on-site)

Contract Type: Contract

Company Overview

Our client operates within the financial services sector, delivering technology solutions that support critical business operations. They focus on building secure, scalable and reliable infrastructure using modern cloud platforms and DevOps practices. The organisation values technical excellence and invests in tools and processes that enable their teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently.

They are currently seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their team in Gdynia, working on Azure infrastructure and GitLab CI/CD automation. This contract role offers you the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies whilst contributing to projects that directly impact business operations.

Position Overview

As a DevOps Engineer, you'll play a central role in designing, implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Your work will span across Azure platform services, GitLab automation, infrastructure as code and security compliance. You'll contribute to release strategies, monitoring solutions and cost optimisation initiatives, ensuring the infrastructure remains secure, efficient and aligned with business requirements. This position requires a blend of technical depth across multiple domains and the ability to work collaboratively within a hybrid environment.

• Work on advanced Azure platform solutions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Apply your expertise across infrastructure automation, security and release management
• Join a team focused on delivering robust, scalable cloud infrastructure
• Hybrid working model with flexibility to balance on-site and remote work
• Contract opportunity offering competitive rates in the financial services sector
• Start: ASAP
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Gdynia, PL
• Languages: English

Source notes

This contract position offers competitive rates reflective of your expertise and the technical complexity of the role. You'll work within a hybrid model, spending 2-3 days per week on-site in Gdynia, providing flexibility to balance focused work with collaborative team engagement. You'll have the opportunity to work with modern cloud technologies and DevOps practices, continuously developing your skills across Azure, GitLab and infrastructure automation.

The role offers exposure to diverse technical challenges across security, automation and platform engineering, enabling you to broaden your expertise whilst contributing to meaningful projects within the financial services sector.

• Design and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines using YAML, incorporating reusable templates, multi-stage workflows and approval processes
• Configure and manage GitLab Runners on Kubernetes and shell environments, implementing caching, artefact management and secrets handling via Vault and Key Vault
• Implement security scanning including SAST, DAST and dependency analysis with compliance gates integrated into CI/CD workflows
• Orchestrate release strategies such as blue-green and canary deployments on AKS and Web Apps, including progressive delivery and automated rollback mechanisms
• Provision and manage Azure core services including compute resources, storage solutions, networking components and load balancers
• Troubleshoot identity and access management using Managed Identity, Key Vault and RBAC configurations
• Build monitoring and logging solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and KQL queries, configuring alert rules and action groups
• Manage backup and disaster recovery through Recovery Services Vault, snapshots and geo-redundancy configurations
• Optimise costs and manage quotas using Azure Advisor, budgets, alerts and subscription limits
• Develop infrastructure as code using Terraform for Azure, managing state, workspaces and reusable modules, alongside Bicep for resource-level changes
• Automate operational tasks through scripting in Bash, PowerShell and Python, utilising Logic Apps and Functions for runbook automation
• Enforce policy compliance through Azure Policy assignments and remediation tasks
• 6-8 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure or related technical roles
• Strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD, including YAML pipeline development, multi-stage configurations and runner management
• Proven experience with Azure platform services including compute, storage, networking, identity management and monitoring
• Hands-on experience implementing security scanning and compliance gates within CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to design and execute release strategies including blue-green and canary deployments
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code using Terraform, including state management, workspaces and module development
• Experience with Bicep for Azure resource provisioning
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell and Python for automation tasks
• Knowledge of secrets management using Vault and Azure Key Vault
• Understanding of backup, disaster recovery and cost optimisation in Azure environments
• Experience with Azure Policy for governance and compliance
• Ability to work on-site in Gdynia 2-3 days per week
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in technical teams