GCP Devops Engineer

Leeds, United Kingdom | Posted on 03/17/2026

Our Cloud Engineering team is seeking a seasoned and passionate Senior Cloud Engineer with deep hands‑on development andcloud engineering expertise. In this role, you will serve as a key technical contributor within a cloud‑focused engineering team, working on one of the Group’s flagship initiatives—delivering a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that enables the business to realise next‑generationservices aligned with the Bank’s long‑term vision.

• Architect,implement, and maintain highly resilient, scalable, and secure Kubernetesenvironments on GCP.
• Engineer and optimise Kubernetes infrastructure to support multitenant workloads
  ,ensuring robust isolation, resource efficiency, and operational scalability.
• Designand enforce strong security controls, including OPA Gatekeeper policies
  ,fine‑grained RBAC, mTLS enforcement, and secure service meshconfigurations.
• Build,maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines enabling automated testing,seamless deployments, and continuous integration.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system‑level issues related to performance,scalability, networking, and automation.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver cloud‑native solutions aligned with engineering best practices and business goals.

Core areas we require (GKE, Istio, GCP platform engineering, and complex production‑grade Kubernetes operations)

Core Cloud & Dev Ops Competencies

• Extensive experience in Dev Ops or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles across consumer or SaaS environments.
• Strong expertise in deploying and managing production‑grade Kubernetesclusters and containerised services.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (k8s) and Containers in live,high‑availability environments.
• Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automatedbuild, test, and deployment workflows.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python
  , Go
  , and Bash for automation and tooling.
• Demonstratedability to take ownership of engineering initiatives and drive themto successful completion.
• Strong experience developing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  .
• Exposure to managing the full product lifecycle of cloud‑native coreservices.
• Hands‑on experience with GCP infrastructure and services
  .
• Deep understanding of cloud networking concepts such as Hybrid Connectivity
  , VPN
  , NAT
  , IPAM
  , DNS
  , and routing
  .
• Strong knowledge of cloud security including KMS, PKI, encryptionstandards, and least‑privilege access principles.
• Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio or Anthos for secure service‑to‑service communication and observability.
• Competence in managing Istio telemetry
  , sidecar injection, and enforcing mTLS.
• Experience with Anthos Config Management
  , Git Ops-driven provisioning
  ,and Backstage Git Ops workflows
  .
• Understanding of shared Kubernetes services such as CoreDNS
  , cert‑manager
  , Dynatrace
  , Cloudability
  , and Infoblox
  .
• Familiarity with OPA Gatekeeper for policy enforcement and tenant isolation.

• Strongsecurity mindset with a proven track record of designing secure, resilientcloud-native systems.
• Experience implementing observability stacks including Prometheus
  , Dynatrace
  ,and Open Telemetry
  .
• Deep understanding of Linux internals
  , system performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Aqua Security for container runtime protection.

• Hands‑on experience with Harness CI/CD for secure and automated deployment workflows.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the abilityto explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Abilityto work effectively in fast‑paced, dynamic environments and adapt quicklyto change.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on delivering high‑quality outcomes.