GCP Cloud Engineer

DELTACLASS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud engineering firm in the UK is seeking a passionate Senior Cloud Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, designing CI/CD pipelines, and working with Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience in DevOps and a strong security mindset. Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt in fast-paced environments are essential. Join us to shape the next generation of cloud services.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in deploying and maintaining production-grade Kubernetes clusters.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts in Cloud.
• Deep understanding of Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for cloud system architecture.
• Engineer and optimize Kubernetes infrastructure for multitenancy.

Skills

Kubernetes management

CI/CD pipeline design

Python programming

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform

Cloud Security

Service Mesh technologies

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Prometheus

Dynatrace

Istio

Job description

Our Cloud Engineering team is seeking a seasoned and passionate Senior Cloud Engineer with deep hands-on development experience. As a Cloud Engineer you’ll be an active and leading member of a cloud-focused team of engineers – working on one of the Group’s flagship projects to deliver a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that will enable the business to realise the next generation of services that form the Bank’s vision.

Extensive experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering role, ideally across both consumer and SaaS technology landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Proven expertise in deploying and maintaining production-grade Kubernetes clusters and services.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (k8s) and Containers in live environments.
• Strong background in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Proficient in programming with Python, Go, and Bash for automation and tooling.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and drive them to successful delivery.
• Skilled in writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.
• Experience in curating and managing the full product lifecycle of cloud-native core services.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to architect, implement, and maintain a highly resilient and scalable Kubernetes environment in the cloud.
• Engineer and optimise Kubernetes infrastructure to support multitenant workloads, ensuring strong isolation, resource efficiency, and operational scalability.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing, seamless deployment, and continuous integration across environments.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues related to scalability, performance, and automation, ensuring optimal infrastructure health.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and services across Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proficient in writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, with a strong understanding of modular and reusable code practices.
• Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio and Anthos for managing microservices communication and observability.
• Deep understanding of networking concepts in Cloud like Hybrid Connectivity, VPN, NAT, IPAM, DNS and routing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Cloud Security, Key Management Service (KMS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Encryption, and the principles of least privilege.
• Deep understanding of Linux operating systems, including system internals, networking, and performance tuning.
• Exposure to high-throughput environments with experience implementing observability stacks. Prometheus / Dynatrace for logging and metrics, and OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing.
• Strong security mindset with a track record of designing and implementing secure, resilient systems.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, dynamic environments—able to adapt quickly, embrace ambiguity, and remain effective through change.
• Understanding of shared services such as CoreDNS, cert-manager, Dynatrace, Cloudability, and Infoblox.
• Familiarity with Aqua Security for container runtime protection.
• Knowledge of OPA Gatekeeper for policy enforcement and tenant isolation.
• Experience with Harness CI/CD pipelines for secure and scalable deployments.
• Exposure to Backstage GitOps workflows for automation.
• Hands-on experience with Anthos Config Management for GitOps-driven provisioning.
• Understanding of Istio telemetry and observability integration.
• Proficiency in enforcing mTLS and managing sidecar injection in Istio service mesh.