Cloud DevOps Consultant

83zero; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

Professional training and certifications

Job summary

A UK-based IT services firm is looking for a Mid-Senior level Cloud Platform Engineer to join their team in a hybrid role with 1 or 2 days travel to Manchester. You will be responsible for building and maintaining cloud platforms, embracing modern agile methodologies, and applying automated solutions using tools such as AWS, Azure, and various scripting languages. Security clearance is required. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cloud platform engineering.
• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation.
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools and practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud platforms with focus on technical reuse.
• Engage in agile sprints for customer outcomes.
• Strengthen capabilities through training and certifications.

Skills

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Scripting skills (YAML, PowerShell, JSON, Python)

Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools

Understanding of DevOps practices

Experience with ITIL frameworks

Job description

Overview

Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 pa (depending on experience) plus benefits, perks and healthcare options

Location: Hybrid / 1 or 2 days per week - Travel to Manchester

Job Type: Permanent

Security Clearance: This role is exclusively open to UK sole nationals ONLY who either hold or are eligible for Security Clearance (SC).

Your Role

• Build and maintain cloud platforms with a high degree of focus on technical reuse, standardisation and blueprints; think code first rather than “ClickOps”
• Embrace modern ways of working and feel part of our customer’s outcomes as we group around activities in agile type sprints.
• Continue to strengthen and bolster your existing capabilities in platform engineering through a mix of professional training, certifications, and experiences.

Your skills and experience

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with scripting and resource monitoring using tools like YAML, PowerShell, JSON, or Python, with a focus on automation and reducing manual tasks.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools such as CloudFormation, ARM templates, Terraform, or Bicep.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools, including GitHub, Azure DevOps (Boards, Pipelines, Artifacts), and observability tools like Splunk.
• Experience contributing to end-to-end delivery using ITIL frameworks, with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Security Clearance Requirements

• Ideally you will currently hold valid SC level Security clearance or at a minimum you must be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance.
• Applicants must have resided continuously in the UK for the past 5 years.

Additional details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and IT System Custom Software Development