DevOps Engineer

True North Consulting Group Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel to government hubs

Job summary

True North Consulting Group Ltd is actively seeking DevOps Engineers for Azure and AWS specialisms to support UK government projects. Hybrid/onsite work with travel to hubs is required. Strong cloud migration and data platform skills are essential.

Two contract roles are available: one focusing on Azure Data Platforms and the other on AWS infrastructure. The roles demand hands-on engineering, automation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Azure experience, particularly Azure Data Platforms.
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering, automation and CI/CD delivery.
• Collaborate across technical teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.
• Support major UK government technology programmes.

Skills

Azure experience

AWS experience

Agile DevOps

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure Data Factory

Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Lake

Databricks

Kafka

Kafka Connect

Job description

DevOps Engineers – Azure / AWS | Public Sector | INSIDE IR35 ONLY | ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE REQUIRED

Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Blackpool – hybrid / onsite travel required

Up to £350 per day - INSIDE IR35

Active SC Clearance required (in a current or recently ended role - evidence from UKSV will be required)

Two contract opportunities available – Azure and AWS specialisms

We're looking for experienced DevOps Engineers to support major UK government technology programmes, developing and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

We have two opportunities available, one focused on Azure Data Platforms and the other on AWS infrastructure and cloud migration.

Both roles involve hands-on engineering, automation, CI/CD and working collaboratively across technical teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

We're looking for experience in one of the following:

Contract 1: DevOps Consultant

LOCATION: Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds or Blackpool, with hub attendance as required. Hybrid weekly.

• Strong Microsoft Azure experience, particularly Azure Data Platforms.
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics or Azure Data Lake would be beneficial.
• Databricks, Kafka or Kafka Connect experience is highly desirable.

Contract 2: Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Primarily Leeds, with frequent travel to Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Blackpool.

• Strong AWS experience, particularly EC2 and ECS.
• Terraform and Ansible.
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience migrating legacy applications into cloud environments.
• Scripting and experience across Linux, Unix or Windows environments.
• Experience working in Agile DevOps or platform engineering teams.

Additional requirements:

• Active SC Clearance is essential. Evidence will be requested via UKSV.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Experience working in Agile engineering environments.
• Comfortable collaborating with technical stakeholders and taking ownership of delivery.
• Willingness to travel to government hubs when required.