Google Cloud Network DevOps Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Private healthcare

Annual bonus

Pension contribution

Flexible benefits

Career development

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is hiring a Google Cloud Network DevOps Engineer. You will design and evolve secure GCP networking services, build IaC with Terraform, and support hybrid cloud connectivity across production and non-production environments.

You’ll work in a collaborative engineering culture that values security, reliability and scalability, contributing to the next generation of cloud platforms for the Group.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience engineering GCP networking solutions (VPCs, Cloud Interconnect, VPC Peering, Cloud Routers, Firewalls, DNS, Load Balancers, Private Connectivity).
• Strong Terraform usage to deploy and manage infrastructure as code.
• Practical DevOps experience with modern tooling (Git, Terraform Cloud, GitHub or Harness).
• Experience designing, deploying and supporting services with security, compliance and reliability from outset.
• Ability to collaborate across teams while improving engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and evolving secure, resilient and automated GCP networking services.
• Developing and maintaining IaC solutions using Terraform.
• Supporting and improving cloud networking across environments.
• Collaborating with engineers and platform teams to enable secure connectivity and modern delivery.
• Embedding security, reliability and observability into services.
• Contributing to operational excellence via code reviews and continuous improvement.

Skills

GCP networking

Terraform

DevOps tooling

Security & compliance

Cross-team collaboration

Infrastructure design

Tools

Terraform Cloud

Git

GitHub

Harness

Dynatrace

Google Cloud Monitoring

Job description

End Date

Wednesday 30 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

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Job Description

Google Cloud Network DevOps Engineer

SALARY: £48,987 - £54,430

LOCATION(S): Manchester, Bristol, Halifax, Leeds & Edinburgh

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Flexible hybrid working

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by our purpose of Helping Britain Prosper. As we continue our transformation journey and build the next generation of cloud platforms, we're looking for a Google Cloud Network DevOps Engineer to join a highly skilled, product-aligned engineering team specialising in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) networking.

You'll help build and evolve secure, scalable and automated platform services that enable application teams to develop, modernise and operate solutions more effectively. This is an opportunity to work on cloud networking platforms that support critical enterprise services and help shape the future of cloud adoption across the Group.

Key responsibilities include

• Designing, building and evolving secure, resilient and automated GCP networking services.
• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
• Supporting and improving cloud networking capabilities across production and non-production environments.
• Collaborating with engineers and platform teams to enable secure connectivity and modern application delivery.
• Embedding security, reliability, observability and compliance into services throughout their lifecycle.
• Contributing to operational excellence through code reviews, troubleshooting, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.

About us / Why Lloyds Banking Group

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're building the bank of the future and transforming financial services through technology, data and engineering excellence. Our goal is to become the biggest Fintech in the UK, creating better outcomes for customers, colleagues and communities.

You'll be part of a collaborative engineering culture where learning, innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged, and where your work has a meaningful impact on millions of customers.

What you'll need

• Hands-on experience engineering GCP networking solutions, including services such as VPCs, Cloud Interconnect, VPC Peering, Cloud Routers, Firewalls, DNS, Load Balancers, Private Connectivity and Cloud or Hybrid NAT.
• Strong experience using Terraform to deploy and manage infrastructure as code.
• Practical DevOps experience using modern engineering and automation tooling, such as Git, Terraform Cloud, GitHub or Harness.
• Experience designing, deploying and supporting services through their full lifecycle with security, compliance and reliability embedded from the outset.
• Strong problem-solving capability and a commitment to delivering resilient, secure and well-engineered outcomes.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams whilst supporting colleagues and continually improving engineering practices.

And any experience of this would be really useful

• Experience supporting large-scale GCP networking environments and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting using Python or Bash.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling such as Dynatrace or Google Cloud Monitoring, and relevant GCP certifications.

This is a place for you…

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition, through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers - just let us know what you need.

Benefits

• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top.
• A generous pension contribution.
• Annual performance-related bonus opportunity.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
• Access to flexible benefits and employee discounts.
• Opportunities for learning, development and career growth.

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.