Senior DevOps Engineer – GCP

VANRATH; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

VANRATH is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a 12-month contract in Stockport, with up to £500/day Inside IR35. The role combines hands-on cloud engineering, migration projects and delivery of infrastructure change, moving on-premise environments into Google Cloud Platform.

You will design, build and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, Bash and Python, with a focus on security and networking, and collaborate with TechOps to ensure smooth operation and future scalability.

Qualifications

• Senior DevOps Engineer with hands-on GCP experience.
• Experience migrating on-premise environments to Google Cloud Platform.
• Solid Linux system administration knowledge.
• CI/CD, automation and scripting skills (Bash/Python).
• Security and networking knowledge in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and automate cloud infrastructure on GCP.
• Lead migration from on-prem to Google Cloud Platform.
• Develop and maintain IaC with Terraform and configuration tooling.
• Collaborate with TechOps for longer-term operations.

Skills

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Bash

Python

Linux administration

CI/CD

Cloud networking

Cloud security

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Job description

Stockport / Remote | 12-month contract | Inside IR35 | Up to £500/day

This Senior DevOps Engineer contract is initially 12 months, with extensions considered likely, and will initially involve approximately 2–3 days per week onsite in Manchester with mostly remote working once established.

We're looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a cloud engineering team delivering a major programme of infrastructure and platform change, including migration from on-premise environments into Google Cloud Platform.

This is a great opportunity for a Senior DevOps Engineer who enjoys hands‑on engineering, cloud transformation and project delivery rather than spending the majority of their time supporting BAU environments.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll work across cloud infrastructure design, build, architecture and automation, with an initial focus on the migration into GCP.

You'll be working with technologies including:

• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Ansible
• Bash / Python
• Cloud networking and security
• AWS where relevant

The team is focused primarily on delivering new projects and engineering solutions, with longer-term operational support handed over to TechOps.

What we're looking for

For this Senior DevOps Engineer position, strong hands‑on GCP experience is essential.

You'll also need:

• Solid Linux systems administration knowledge
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
• Cloud infrastructure and networking knowledge
• Experience with automation and scripting

Ansible and AWS experience would also be valuable, alongside wider experience across CI/CD, cloud security and infrastructure automation.