Senior DevOps Consultant
Posted 4 days ago by Areti Group | B Corp™
£470 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior DevOps Engineer role involves leading the recovery of a stalled high-impact programme, focusing on delivering a secure and scalable platform for public Beta. The position requires a structured approach to assess technical debt, align stakeholders, and implement a recovery plan. The engineer will operate in two phases: Discovery & Validation and Recovery Plan, ensuring compliance and best practices throughout. Strong experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead DevOps strategy for platform recovery and delivery.
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Establish best practices across CI/CD, IaC, and automation.
- Drive observability and monitoring improvements.
- Ensure compliance with government and GDPR standards.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and technical teams.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
- Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
- Azure Monitor, logging & observability tools.
- Azure networking (Private Endpoints, secure architectures).
- Key Vault and secure secrets management.
- Proven expertise in CI/CD pipeline design at scale.
- Cloud security & compliance environments.
- Deployment automation and platform reliability.
- Experience delivering in regulated environments (public sector preferred).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Salary (Rate): £470 daily
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior DevOps Engineer (Contract) Rate: Up to £470 per day. Location: Leeds (up to 2x per month).
The Opportunity We’re seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to help revive a stalled, high-impact programme. This is a critical engagement where you’ll lead a structured recovery approach, bringing clarity, technical direction, and stakeholder alignment to deliver a secure, scalable platform ready for public Beta.
The Role You’ll operate across two key phases: Phase 1 – Discovery & Validation (Weeks 1–4) Audit and assess technical debt and platform maturity. Align stakeholders across business and technical teams. Evaluate governance, compliance, and security gaps. Define a clear roadmap toward a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for Beta. Phase 2 – Recovery Plan (Week 5). Present a structured Recovery Plan outlining: What to stop, start, and continue. Readiness for Beta service assessments. Risk-based prioritisation of API endpoints. Recommendations for operational sustainability.
- Key Responsibilities Lead DevOps strategy for platform recovery and delivery.
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Establish best practices across CI/CD, IaC, and automation.
- Drive observability and monitoring improvements.
- Ensure compliance with government and GDPR standards.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and technical teams.
Essential Skills & Experience Strong experience with: Terraform (Infrastructure as Code). Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions. Azure Monitor, logging & observability tools. Azure networking (Private Endpoints, secure architectures). Key Vault and secure secrets management. Proven expertise in: CI/CD pipeline design at scale. Cloud security & compliance environments. Deployment automation and platform reliability. Experience delivering in regulated environments (public sector preferred). Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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