Location: Hybrid – 1 day per week on‑site in Leeds

Contract: Inside IR35

Rate: £450 per day

Duration: 6 Month initial

Opus is working with a client who is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to support the development and evolution of a large‑scale observability platform. This is an opportunity for someone who brings strong technical foundations alongside the right mindset: intelligent, adaptable, confident, and able to work independently while communicating effectively with the wider team.

Role Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, development and operation of a large‑scale observability platform

Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code

Work across distributed systems at scale

Write, review and test code as part of DevOps engineering practices

Manage deployments and work with modern source‑control workflows

Troubleshoot issues independently and escalate appropriately when needed

Help shape evolving requirements and bring fresh ideas to the teamWhat the Client Is Looking For

Strong communicator and collaborative team player

Confident working independently and comfortable with ambiguity

Creative thinker who can adapt to change and explore new approaches

Pragmatic problem‑solver with solid judgementCore Technical Skills (Required)

Terraform

Python

HelmPlatforms & Tools (Required / Strongly Desired)

Kubernetes

AWS

Linux

GitHubIf your looking for a new challenge and this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your most Up-to-Date CV, please contact me at (url removed)