Skills

GitHub CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes Networking Databases AWS AWS Cloud CI/CD Pipelines Terraform GitHub Actions

Job Specifications

DevOps Engineer

AWS | CI/CD | Terraform | Kubernetes
Manchester (Hybrid) - 5 days onsite throughout probation

I'm working with a long-established business in the middle of a technology transformation. They're modernising a legacy platform, moving deeper into AWS, and improving how the engineering teams build, deploy, and operate software.

As part of this journey, they're looking to bring in a hands-on DevOps Engineer to support and evolve their cloud infrastructure and CI/CD capability.

This is a practical DevOps role - close to the technology, the teams, and the day-to-day challenges of running and modernising a real production environment.

The role

You'll be working across a mix of legacy and next-gen systems, with a focus on:

Supporting and developing AWS cloud infrastructure
Building, maintaining, and improving CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
Supporting engineering teams with deployments, reliability, and scalability
Managing infrastructure using Terraform
Working with Kubernetes
Supporting server migrations, networking, and infrastructure changes where needed
Helping improve cloud cost control and scalability

What we're looking for

Around 3+ years' experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Infrastructure Engineering
Strong hands-on AWS experience
Experience supporting or building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
Exposure to Terraform and relational databases
Working knowledge of Kubernetes
Someone sharp, curious, and keen to grow as a DevOps Engineer

Bonus (not essential):

Background in infrastructure, sysadmin, or network engineering
Experience with server migrations or networking
Cloud cost optimisation experience

Working pattern & package

Hybrid working - 5 days onsite for the first 6 months (Then moves to 2 onsite - 3 days remote)
Manchester location
£55,000 - £65,000 salary

About the Company

Specialising in recruitment across the tech, digital, engineering, and government and defence sectors, iO Associates have extensive experience in securing the best talent to create the products and infrastructure of the future. Our dedicated team of highly experienced and knowledgeable consultants provide bespoke solutions, working with businesses to find the perfect fit across contract, interim, search, and permanent appointments. We offer end-to-end support, from Statements of Work and IR35 determination processes to full... Know more