GCP Devops
Posted 2 weeks ago by Coltech
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of a DevOps Engineer (GCP) in Manchester involves designing, building, and operating scalable cloud-native platforms on Google Cloud Platform. The position requires collaboration with engineering and operations teams to enhance system reliability and streamline CI/CD processes. Candidates should possess strong hands-on DevOps experience, particularly with GCP and Kubernetes. This contract role is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
- Deploy and manage containerised applications using Kubernetes (GKE)
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
- Support cloud infrastructure and services within GCP (e.g. Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking)
- Monitor system performance and reliability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar
- Troubleshoot production issues across distributed systems, including networking and application layers
- Work with development teams to improve deployment processes and system resilience
- Implement and manage logging, alerting, and incident response processes
- Contribute to security best practices including secrets management and access control
- Support event-driven and microservices-based architectures where applicable
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering roles
- Minimum 18 months of recent, hands-on experience with GCP (non-negotiable)
- Solid experience with Kubernetes (preferably GKE) and containerisation (Docker)
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools
- Strong Linux command-line skills and scripting (Bash and/or Python)
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)
- Experience with Git and modern version control practices
- Desirable Skills: Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio), familiarity with Kafka or event streaming platforms, exposure to security tooling, secrets management (e.g. Vault), or SIEM, experience with test automation or integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines, experience working in regulated environments (e.g. financial services)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
DevOps Engineer (GCP) – Manchester
Location-Manchester, UK (Hybrid)
Contract-Inside IR35
About the Role
We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to support the design, build, and operation of scalable, secure, and cloud-native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You’ll work closely with engineering, platform, and operations teams to deliver reliable systems, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and improve observability across services. This role is suited to someone with strong hands-on DevOps experience and recent exposure to GCP environments , particularly in Kubernetes-based systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
- Deploy and manage containerised applications using Kubernetes (GKE)
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
- Support cloud infrastructure and services within GCP (e.g. Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking)
- Monitor system performance and reliability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar
- Troubleshoot production issues across distributed systems, including networking and application layers
- Work with development teams to improve deployment processes and system resilience
- Implement and manage logging, alerting, and incident response processes
- Contribute to security best practices including secrets management and access control
- Support event-driven and microservices-based architectures where applicable
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering roles
- Minimum 18 months of recent, hands-on experience with GCP (non-negotiable)
- Solid experience with Kubernetes (preferably GKE) and containerisation (Docker)
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools
- Strong Linux command-line skills and scripting (Bash and/or Python)
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)
- Experience with Git and modern version control practices
Desirable Skills
- Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio)
- Familiarity with Kafka or event streaming platforms
- Exposure to security tooling, secrets management (e.g. Vault), or SIEM
- Experience with test automation or integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Experience working in regulated environments (e.g. financial services)
What We’re Looking For
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting mindset
- Ability to work in fast-paced, collaborative environments
- Proactive approach to automation and continuous improvement
- Good communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams