GCP Senior Devops Consultant

LA International; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a GCP Senior DevOps Consultant for a 6-month hybrid role in London, with roughly two onsite days per week. The engagement offers market-rate daily pay via umbrella arrangements on a major cloud-native program.

The role focuses on designing, automating and operating cloud platforms on GCP, using GKE, Terraform and Ansible, while leading CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices across teams.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes (GKE).
• Infrastructure as Code with Ansible, Terraform, Python, Bash scripting.
• Unix/Linux administration and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, automation and operation of scalable cloud-native platforms on Google Cloud.
• Manage enterprise CI/CD ecosystems with Jenkins, Docker, Helm and Git-based workflows.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure and operations teams to optimize reliability and performance across hybrid/public clouds.
• Implement DevSecOps practices and integrate quality/security scanning tools into pipelines.

Skills

GCP & Kubernetes

Docker & Helm

Terraform & Ansible

Jenkins & Groovy Pipelines

DevSecOps & Security Scanning

Linux/Unix Admin

Datadog & Grafana

Hybrid Cloud & Networking

Tools

Git & Nexus

Job description

GCP Senior Devops Consultant

6 Month contract initially + Extensions

Based: Hybrid - London (Flexible, typically 2 days p/w onsite)

Rate -£Market Rates p/d via Umbrella

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a number of GCP Senior Devops Consultant's on a long term program of work.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design, automation, and operation of scalable cloud-native platforms on Google Cloud, leveraging Kubernetes (GKE), Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines. Drive Infrastructure as Code, container orchestration, and DevSecOps practices to enable reliable and secure application deployments. Manage enterprise-grade CI/CD ecosystems using Jenkins, Docker, Helm, and Git-based workflows while integrating quality and security scanning tools. Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to optimize platform reliability, performance, and automation across hybrid and public cloud.

• Deep knowledge on Google Cloud Platform - GCP Certification and Kubernetes Cloud Certification
• Write and maintain high-quality Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Ansible, Python, Terraform).
• Unix administration skills. Bash/shell scripting.
• CI/CD Tools and Architecture: Proficiency with tools like Jenkins and a strong understanding of pipeline service design patterns.
• Expert level Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts expertise for managing API workload builds, integrations and deployments.
• Very good understanding on Google cloud services such as GKE, MIGs, CloudSQL, MemoryStore including integration patterns with GKE workloads.
• Good understanding on monitoring tools such as Datadog, AppDynamics, Grafana for tooling integrations
• Well conversant on git branching strategy to manage builds using Java Maven, NPM build tools and repositories like Nexus, GCR
• Kubernetes and Hosting VMs: Deep knowledge and hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters or virtual machines (GKE).
• Enterprise DevOps Knowledge: Familiarity with enterprise DevOps environments, including networks and firewalls.
• Work with hybrid cloud and public cloud.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment processes.
• Hands on experience on automation of build, deployments, code scanning tools such as Sonar, Checkmarx, container scan, automation of tooling integration using web services via pipelines.
• Hands on skills for building Jenkins scripted pipelines using groovy language along with as multi-branching, web hooks, credentials, permissions usage.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GKE & Kubernetes
• Docker, Helm Charts & Containerization
• Terraform, Ansible, Python & Shell Scripting
• Jenkins CI/CD, Groovy Pipelines & Git
• DevSecOps (SonarQube, Checkmarx, Container Scanning)
• Linux/Unix Administration & Troubleshooting
• Datadog, Grafana & AppDynamics Monitoring
• Hybrid Cloud, Networking & Firewall Concepts

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• GCP/CKA/CKAD Certifications, CloudSQL, Memorystore, Enterprise Networking, API Platforms, Hybrid Cloud, SRE, Agile Delivery.

About the agency:

A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.