Delivery Lead - (Cloud & DevOps)

Delivery Lead - (Cloud & DevOps)

Posted 1 day ago by Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd

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£800 Per day
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Summary: The role of Delivery Lead (Cloud & DevOps) involves overseeing cloud-based projects within a major public-sector digital programme. The position requires strong expertise in AWS, DevOps, and cloud engineering to guide delivery teams and ensure the implementation of secure and scalable cloud-native solutions. The contract duration is from 17 November 2025 to 31 March 2026, and SC clearance is required. The role is classified as inside IR35 with a daily rate of £700-800.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and direct delivery of cloud-based projects
  • Provide technical guidance across AWS, DevOps, and engineering teams
  • Build and maintain IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
  • Oversee CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
  • Support creation of cloud-native applications (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, Docker)
  • Contribute to discussions on emerging tech, including AI/ML and automation
  • Collaborate with security, production, and infrastructure teams
  • Influence and negotiate across teams to drive delivery

Key Skills:

  • Strong AWS knowledge: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation
  • Experience with serverless and containerised architectures (ECS, EKS, Fargate)
  • Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus/Grafana
  • Coding experience in Python, Java, Node.js, or Go
  • Awareness of RPA tools (UiPath, Blue Prism) and AI/ML models

Salary (Rate): £800 per day

City: Newcastle upon Tyne

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract Role: Delivery Lead (Cloud & DevOps)
Location: Newcastle
Duration: 17 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
Clearance: SC required
Rate: £700-800p/d (inside IR35)

We're supporting a major public-sector digital programme and seeking an experienced Delivery Lead with strong AWS, DevOps, and cloud engineering expertise. You'll guide delivery teams, shape technical direction, and ensure cloud-native solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned to best practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and direct delivery of cloud-based projects

  • Provide technical guidance across AWS, DevOps, and engineering teams

  • Build and maintain IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)

  • Oversee CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

  • Support creation of cloud-native applications (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, Docker)

  • Contribute to discussions on emerging tech, including AI/ML and automation

  • Collaborate with security, production, and infrastructure teams

  • Influence and negotiate across teams to drive delivery


Technical Skills

  • Strong AWS knowledge: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation

  • Experience with serverless and containerised architectures (ECS, EKS, Fargate)

  • Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus/Grafana

  • Coding experience in Python, Java, Node.js, or Go

  • Awareness of RPA tools (UiPath, Blue Prism) and AI/ML models

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