Azure DevOps Consultant – Hybrid (Manchester) Contract

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a DevOps Consultant for a 6‑month initial contract with 2 days onsite per week in Manchester. The role focuses on designing, implementing and supporting cloud-native Azure solutions across diverse engagements, with emphasis on automation, IaC, and secure platform engineering.

The ideal candidate will have a 2.1+ IT or CS degree, hands-on Azure experience, and strong DevOps discipline including CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS or related field (2.1+).
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services (compute, networking, storage, monitoring).
• Practical knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure across customer engagements.
• Deliver across the full solution lifecycle including architecture, implementation, automation and enablement.
• Build and maintain modern DevOps capabilities including IaC, CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Support and enhance container platforms, monitoring, and cloud governance frameworks for reliability and control.
• Contribute to hybrid cloud design and integration with legacy technologies as needed.
• Participate in solution design, delivery planning and technical discussions with customers and teams.
• Apply consulting and engineering expertise to ensure high-quality Azure, automation, platform engineering and cloud security outcomes.

Skills

Azure cloud

CI/CD pipelines

IaC

DevOps practices

Cloud governance

FinOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (2.1 or higher)

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a DevOps Consultant for a 6‑month initial contract with 2 days onsite per week in Manchester. The role focuses on designing, implementing and supporting cloud-native Azure solutions across diverse engagements, with emphasis on automation, IaC, and secure platform engineering.

The ideal candidate will have a 2.1+ IT or CS degree, hands-on Azure experience, and strong DevOps discipline including CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.