DevOps Lead

VIQU IT
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 2AF, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£325 pd

Salary

£325 pd

Job Type
Contract
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
5 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

DevOps Lead – 10 Month Contract – Hybrid / Cardiff

VIQU have partnered with an NHS organisation who are looking for a DevOps Lead to take ownership of an Azure-based DevOps and platform function, combining hands‑on technical leadership with day‑to‑day oversight of a small DevOps and test team.

The successful DevOps Lead will play a key role in maturing DevOps practices, improving CI/CD, automation, monitoring and platform reliability, while setting clear standards across cloud, DevOps and test capabilities.

Responsibilities:

Provide hands‑on technical leadership across DevOps, Azure cloud and platform engineering, with a focus on improving reliability, automation and operational maturity

Lead a small multi‑disciplinary team (DevOps and test), acting as a mentor and setting delivery standards

Design, improve and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), embedding test automation and quality gates

Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) and repeatable, automated environment management

Own platform monitoring, alerting and incident response, ensuring services are proactive, observable and resilient

Improve Power Platform (Power Apps) ALM, deployment patterns and environment strategies

Establish clear DevOps / platform processes, documentation and operating practices to support long‑term sustainability

Key Skills & Experience Required:

Solid experience as a DevOps Lead with hands‑on delivery experience

Deep experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, security, monitoring and optimisation

Proven experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (ADO)

Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)

Experience integrating test automation into pipelines and working closely with test teams

Background in modern cloud-first environments

Comfortable leading small teams while remaining technically hands‑on

Contract Overview

Role: DevOps Lead

Duration: Contract runs till end of March 2027

IR35: Inside IR35

Rate: £325 per day

Location: Hybrid / Cardiff

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Suzie Stone via the VIQU IT website.

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