Senior DevOps Consultant, Leeds

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.

Strong experience with:

• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
• Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Azure Monitor, logging & observability tools.
• Key Vault and secure secrets management.
• 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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