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Cloud & DevOps
Operate complex technology environments with clarity and control
Cloud & DevOps have changed how organisations build and operate technology, but every organisation is at a different point in that journey. Some are moving to cloud for the first time. Others are scaling what they have or trying to get more from it. Wherever you are, the challenges are real: inconsistent standards, legacy estates, and too many tools pulling in different directions. We help organisations cut through the complexity and operate with clarity and control.
Cloud foundations and adoption
Whether the starting point is a first move to cloud, a hybrid estate, or scaling an existing footprint, the foundations have to hold up. Early decisions around landing zones, networking, identity, and cost are expensive to unpick later. We help organisations get those foundations right and keep them fit for purpose as the estate grows.
Platform engineering
When delivery teams keep solving the same infrastructure problems, the result is duplication, drift, and wasted effort. We help organisations build a shared, reusable foundation so product teams can move faster. The platform should fit your delivery model, not one borrowed from somewhere else.
DevOps and delivery automation
DevOps is more than pipelines and tooling. It is the operating model that allows teams to deliver change quickly, safely, and repeatedly. AI is reshaping what is possible, helping teams operate at a pace that was not previously practical. We help organisations get the foundations right: source control, automated testing, deployment, and environment management.
Observability and operational excellence
Running complex environments without good visibility means operating blind. Observability has moved well beyond monitoring and alerting. We help organisations join up what they can see across systems, releases, and incidents, and move from reacting to problems to getting ahead of them.
Security operations
Security cannot be a phase that happens after delivery. We help organisations integrate security into engineering and operations so risk is managed continuously rather than checked at the end.
Tooling and vendor rationalisation
As cloud estates grow, so does the catalogue of tools and suppliers supporting them. What starts as flexibility often becomes complexity. We help organisations take stock of what they have, rationalise where overlap or lock-in is creating risk, and build a more interoperable stack.
Governance and operating model
The operating model often decides whether technical change actually lands. Heavy central control slows delivery. Pure team autonomy creates fragmentation. Centres of excellence can end up duplicating effort rather than scaling it. We help organisations find the right balance for their context.
Case study: Delivering cloud foundations for a platform serving millions of citizens
A major government digital programme needed a secure, scalable cloud platform to support multiple product teams building in parallel. Existing infrastructure patterns were inconsistent, developer onboarding was slow, and security controls varied across environments. We designed and delivered a phased cloud infrastructure and platform roadmap, covering CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, network segmentation, and centralised security services. The result was significantly reduced developer onboarding time, improved delivery velocity, and a consistent platform operating at national scale.
Why work with us
- Proven Cloud & DevOps expertise: Our consultants have built and run cloud and DevOps capability from the inside, across banking, asset management, insurance, legal, commerce, industry, and the public sector.
- Industry knowledge: We understand the regulatory pressures, legacy realities, and operational constraints your teams work under.
- Clear value: Every engagement is tied to your specific goals, with defined outcomes at each stage so you always know what you are getting.
- Access to capability: Leveraging the wider Robert Walters ecosystem, we provide access to specialist Cloud & DevOps capability at scale.
Our services
Every engagement starts in a different place. Some organisations need help defining the problem before they can solve it. Others need a partner to take full ownership, or simply the right capability to fill a gap. We offer four ways of working, designed to meet you where you are.
Case studies
The best evidence of what we deliver is the work itself. Our case studies bring to life the challenges organisations faced, the solutions we designed and delivered, and the outcomes that followed. Explore how we have helped organisations navigate complex change, build platforms that scale, and deliver transformation that sticks.
Get in touch and our team will be glad to share examples of our previous work.