DevOps Lead

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. Do you know someone great? We’ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment