Devops Lead (Iac Automation) Manchester/Hybrid - Outside IR35

Akkodis; Ringway; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in the UK is seeking a DevOps Lead to drive the design and delivery of automated cloud infrastructure pipelines for a prestigious client. You will lead the implementation of IaC pipelines, assess DevOps practices, and engage with internal teams to foster sustainable DevOps operations. This role offers an Outside IR35 contract with a 3-month initial term and potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking and security.
• Experience working in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of IaC pipelines.
• Assess current DevOps maturity and toolchains.
• Develop reusable modules using various technologies.

Skills

IaC expertise

CI/CD expertise

Cloud networking

Stakeholder engagement

DevOps practices

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

I'm on the hunt for a cracking DevOps Lead to support a large-scale Workspaces IaC Automation project, driving the design and delivery of automated cloud infrastructure pipelines across AWS and Azure.

My client operates a complex multi-cloud environment and is expanding its DevOps capability to standardise and automate infrastructure provisioning across multiple digital workspaces and services.

Joining at the initial discovery stage, you will then lead key workstreams to assess and enhance existing DevOps practices, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines, and enable internal teams to adopt sustainable DevOps ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of automated IaC pipelines and repositories.
• Assess current DevOps maturity, toolchains, and automation opportunities.
• Develop reusable modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM templates.
• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline.
• Integrate configuration management (Ansible) and monitoring solutions.
• Produce detailed documentation and deliver knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Qualifications

• Strong IaC and CI/CD expertise (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, Ansible).
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and infrastructure patterns.
• Experience in agile, product‑aligned environments (Jira preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and mentoring capability.
• Solid DevOps/Cloud Engineering across AWS & Azure.

Contract Details

This is an Outside IR35 Contract working on a project for an extremely prestigious client – 3 months (initial term, with extension potential).

If you're passionate about enabling DevOps transformation and cloud automation at scale – I want to talk today!

Contact Laura Buck @ Akkodis on LinkedIn for immediate consideration.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.