Lead DevOps Engineer - Manchester

Salary: £69,000 - 109,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial AWS experience
• Proven experience building new cloud infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation and containerisation
• Experience with technologies such as Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
• Good understanding of AWS security principles and secure deployment practices
• Experience delivering within Agile teams
• Ability to lead technical solutions and take ownership of delivery
• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers
• Be a British citizen
• Have lived permanently in the UK for the last five years
• Be eligible to obtain UK security clearance

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and manage secure AWS cloud infrastructure
• Create automated CI/CD pipelines
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform
• Build and operate platforms for containerised applications
• Support software deployment, monitoring and operational performance
• Lead technical delivery throughout the full project lifecycle
• Advise customers on AWS architecture and technology choices
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships and key project deliverables
• Mentor engineers and support junior team members
• Promote Agile best practices, including Scrum and Kanban
• Design and manage automated CI/CD pipelines
• Build and operate shared platform services for deployment, operation, and monitoring
• Create infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles

Technologies:

• AWS
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• Support
• Kanban
• Kubernetes
• Security
• Terraform

More:

We are supporting a leading technology consultancy seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Technical Consultant. You will join a fast-paced Agile delivery team, working on secure AWS infrastructure, automated deployment pipelines and shared platform services for high-profile UK Government and Defence projects. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who has experience building new infrastructure rather than solely maintaining existing environments. We offer flexitime at 37.5 hours per week, a learning budget for training, certifications and conferences, private healthcare, a matched pension, monthly socials and quarterly company meetups, plus career growth in a fast-moving, meaningful sector. The salary is £60,000 to £80,000 per year in GBP.

last updated 37 week of 2026