DevOps Consultant
Rate: Up to ££350 a day inside IR35
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Location: Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds or Blackpool
Travel: Candidates must be able to travel to a DWP hub when required. On-site availability should be confirmed.
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Consultant to support the Azure Data Platform within Health and Disability.
You will develop CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains, with a strong focus on automation, cloud infrastructure, resilience and continuous improvement. You will work closely with product teams to deliver secure, scalable and maintainable Azure solutions.
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong Azure Cloud experience, particularly Azure Data services.
- Hands-on Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience.
- GitLab CI/CD and DevOps tooling.
- Monitoring experience with Prometheus/Grafana.
- Unix/Linux/Windows and scripting experience.
- Experience working in Agile DevOps / Platform Engineering environments.
- Experience supporting and developing engineers through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to take ownership of loosely defined technical work.
- Experience delivering PoCs, proof of capabilities and technical improvements.
- Active SC Clearance.
Desirable
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Azure Data Lake
- Databricks
- Kafka / Kafka Connect
Interview
The interview will include a problem-solving exercise assessing technical depth, engineering judgement, communication and approach to problem solving. Candidates should be comfortable explaining their decisions, assumptions and technical trade-offs.
Ideal candidate: A proactive, autonomous DevOps engineer with strong Azure Data Platform experience who can take ownership, solve complex problems and drive delivery.
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DevOps Consultant in Manchester employer: Consult
At Consult, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture. Our North America team is dedicated to professional growth, offering robust training and development opportunities while working in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Join us to be part of a collaborative team that values your contributions and supports your career aspirations in the exciting MedTech sector.
