GCP DevOps Engineer

Posted 10 September 2026
LocationSheffield
Job type Contract
Discipline Technology

Job description

​The Role: GCP DevOps Engineer

Location: Sheffield, UK

Position Type: Contract Inside IR35

Remote work option Available: Hybrid – 2 days in a week

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Job Description:

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 environments.

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Your responsibilities: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition)

  • 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.

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Essential skills/knowledge/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

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Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

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