Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure

Want to help shape what comes next at a successful, fast-growing software company?

Company Overview

At Poppulo, we help the world’s leading organizations reach every employee, wherever they work.

For a large, distributed workforce, that’s harder than it sounds. Today’s workforce is spread across offices, factories, retail stores, hospitals and other frontline locations. No single communication channel can reach everyone. Poppulo brings those channels together in one AI-powered employee experience platform, helping companies deliver relevant communications wherever their people are located.

More than 10,000 organizations trust us to connect with their workforce across email, mobile, intranet, Microsoft Teams, and digital signage. Our communications reach more than 50 million employees worldwide, and the platform delivers content to more than 600,000 digital signs around the globe. We also help employees engage with their company, celebrate one another’s contributions, and stay connected wherever they work.

We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect” candidate—we’re all works in progress, picking up new skills as we go. So apply even if you don’t tick every box. We want people who see things differently—because that’s how we see things too.

Key Responsibilities:

• DevOps Integration: Collaborate with software developmentto integrate best practices into the DevOps pipeline, automating controls and promoting a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab, ensuring efficient, reliable, and repeatable build, test, and deployment processes.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on Azure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ensuring environments are scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient.
• Continuous Monitoring & Observability: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutionsto ensure system health and rapid incident response.
• Security Integration: Embed security practices across the DevOps pipeline, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and adherence to Azure security best practices.
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response activities, contributing to root cause analysis and the implementation of preventative measures.
• Compliance: Support compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001) through appropriate infrastructure controls, access management, and audit readiness.
• Collaboration & Enablement: 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 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:

• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104)
• Experience in repository migrations (including pipelines)
• Exposure to security and code quality scanning tools such asSonarQube, or similar
• Experience working in regulated industries or with compliance frameworks

Compensation

Annual base salary gross: : 70,000-85,000 EUR plus variable. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Company's contemplated salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and geographic location. The salary is one component of Company's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include variable compensation, short-term incentives, health insurance (several options to choose from), accident and life insurance, access to the best in class learning and development platforms, flexible work arrangement, to name just a few!

Who We Are

We’re a values-driven company. We want people to bring their best selves to work and have a real hand in the products we build and the culture we build together. You’ll be surrounded by smart, warm people who like a challenge, take ownership, and care about doing work that matters. If that sounds like your kind of place, come join us.

We live the Poppulo values each day because they are central to everything we do.

• Bring Your Best Self - We show up authentically, remain self-aware, and always strive to improve.
• See It. Own It. Solve It - We proactively innovate and solve problems for our customers and one another. We set high standards for our work, build a culture of learning, and acknowledge both our successes and our failures.
• Together, We’re Better - We value and celebrate our diversity. We learn from others, respect their expertise, and focus on building trust. That’s what makes us a team.

We’ve been recognized as a Top 10 Great Place to Work company and named one of the Best Workplaces in Tech and Best Workplaces for Women. We’re a fast-growing global technology company with teams in the United States, Ireland, France, the United Kingdom, and India.

Poppulo is an equal opportunity employer.

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