Azure DevOps Engineer - Hybrid Contract | 2d Manchester

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Hale Barns; On-site; 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 and delivering cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure, with CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and cloud governance.

The candidate will engage with customers and internal teams to ensure successful outcomes. The position requires hands-on Azure experience, strong DevOps practices, and excellent communication skills to support project

Qualifications

• A minimum Bachelor’s degree (2.1 or higher) is required in IT, Computer Science, or in a Technology-related field.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, including compute, networking, storage, monitoring, and identity.
• Practical knowledge of DevOps practices, including automated build and release pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code, ideally with Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.
• Understanding of cloud governance, FinOps principles, landing zones, and security baselines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional customer-facing presence.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently and within cross-functional delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure across a range of customer engagements and industry sectors.
• Deliver across the full solution lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, automation, optimisation, and operational enablement.
• Build and maintain modern DevOps capabilities, including infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.
• Support and enhance container platforms, monitoring solutions, and cloud governance frameworks to improve reliability, visibility, and control.
• Contribute to the design and operation of hybrid cloud environments and support integration with legacy technologies where required.
• Participate in solution design, delivery planning, and technical discussions, working closely with customers and internal teams to achieve successful outcomes.
• Apply strong consulting and engineering expertise to deliver high-quality solutions, support customer success, and contribute to continuous improvement across Azure, automation, platform engineering, and cloud security.

Skills

Azure cloud

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

GitHub Actions

Bicep

ARM templates

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

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 and delivering cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure, with CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and cloud governance.

The candidate will engage with customers and internal teams to ensure successful outcomes. The position requires hands-on Azure experience, strong DevOps practices, and excellent communication skills to support project