Google Cloud Network DevOps Engineer

Lloyds Bank plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group in Manchester is seeking a Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer specialising in GCP networking. You will help build a next-generation cloud platform and secure, automated infrastructure at scale, working across teams to enable rapid development of services.

We expect hands-on experience with GCP networking, Terraform IaC, and modern DevOps tools. This hybrid role requires hosting in-office presence two days per week and on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Hando s-on experience with GCP networking in enterprise environments.
• Terraform for infrastructure as code and automated deployments.
• Experience with modern DevOps tooling (Git, GitHub, Harness).
• Strong focus on security, reliability and operational excellence.
• Ability to work across teams and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering with GCP networking at scale.
• Deploy infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Utilise modern DevOps tooling (Git, GitHub, Harness).
• Design, deploy and own services through full lifecycle with security.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure secure, observable networks.

Skills

GCP networking

Terraform

DevOps tooling

Security & reliability

On-call rotation

Tools

Terraform Cloud

Git/GitHub

Harness

Dynatrace

Job description

End Date Tuesday 22 September 2026 Salary Range £48,987 - £54,430 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Description

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're all driven by our purpose, to Help Britain Prosper. It's why we exist - it's our reason to get out of bed in the morning. The choices we make, our success and our future really matter. But the world is changing fast - and we're changing too. It's never been a more exciting time to join us as we transform our business to shape finance as a force for good. Our team Lloyds Banking Group’s goal is to become the biggest Fintech in the UK. Our team is on the journey to create the next generation cloud platform for Lloyds Banking Group that will be at the core of one of the UK's biggest financial service transformations You will become part of a product-aligned, highly skilled and motivated engineering team who specialise in GCP networking. Our purpose is to build platform services that enable application teams to rapidly develop and modernise their solutions.

Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer GCP Salary: £48,790 - £55,000 Locations: Manchester, Bristol, Halifax, Leeds & Edinburgh Hours: Full time (This role will include a requirement to work as part of an on-call rota) Agile Working Options: Hybrid – at least two days per week (40% of your time) in one of our offices.

We're looking for a DevOps engineer with knowledge of Google Cloud networking and a passion for creating secure, reliable, automated infrastructure at scale. You don’t need to tick every box — but should recognise yourself in most of the following:

• Hands-on engineering experience with GCP networking in enterprise environments — exposure to core services like VPCs, Cloud Interconnect, VPC Peering, Cloud Routers, Firewalls, DNS, Load balancers, Private Connectivity and Cloud / Hybrid NAT.
• Terraform expertise and experience deploying infrastructure as code.
• Practical DevOps experience using modern tooling (e.g., Git, Terraform, Terraform Cloud, GitHub, Harness).
• Taking time and doing it right — whether reviewing code, supporting colleagues, or resolving networking issues across production and non-production environments.
• Strong engineering discipline: designing, deploying, and owning services through their full lifecycle, with security, compliance and reliability built in.

About you You enjoy working with challenges and building resilient, automated solutions at scale. You’re energised by how cloud networking underpins modern AI, data and hybrid-cloud architectures. You care about doing things the right way: secure, observable, automated and resilient – and work across teams to achieve it.

Nice to have (Not required — but great if you have some of them.)

• Experience maintaining large-scale GCP networking or hybrid connectivity environments.
• Network Connectivity Centre.
• Understanding of how GCP networking supports key workloads (e.g., Compute, Database, storage, and data/AI platforms).
• Familiarity with Python or Bash for infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of enterprise network concepts such as IP management, proxies, firewalls, Infoblox or identity platforms.
• Exposure to monitoring and telemetry systems (e.g., Dynatrace, Google Cloud Monitoring).
• Relevant GCP certifications or a background in cloud/infrastructure engineering.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.

If you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to the recruitment process, please let us know. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers. Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.

Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: [e-mail] For more Flexible Working Options please use the free text search, e.g. job sharing, variable hours, to identify relevant matches.