GCP Devops Engineer

Overview

Our Cloud Engineering team is seeking a seasoned and passionate Senior Cloud Engineer with deep hands-on development and cloud engineering expertise. In this role, you will serve as a key technical contributor within a cloud-focused engineering team, working on one of the Group’s flagship initiatives—delivering a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that enables the business to realise next‑generation services aligned with the Bank’s long‑term vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain highly resilient, scalable, and secure Kubernetes environments on GCP.
  
• Engineer and optimise Kubernetes infrastructure to support multitenant workloads , ensuring robust isolation, resource efficiency, and operational scalability.
  
• Design and enforce strong security controls, including OPA Gatekeeper policies , fine‑grained RBAC, mTLS enforcement, and secure service mesh configurations.
  
• Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines enabling automated testing, seamless deployments, and continuous integration.
  
• Diagnose and resolve complex system‑level issues related to performance, scalability, networking, and automation.
  
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver cloud‑native solutions aligned with engineering best practices and business goals.
  

Required Skills & Experience

Core areas we require (GKE, Istio, GCP platform engineering, and complex production‑grade Kubernetes operations)

Core Cloud & DevOps Competencies

• Extensive experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles across consumer or SaaS environments.
  
• Strong expertise in deploying and managing production‑grade Kubernetes clusters and containerised services.
  
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (k8s) and Containers in live, high‑availability environments.
  
• Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
  
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python , Go , and Bash for automation and tooling.
  
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of engineering initiatives and drive them to successful completion.
  
• Strong experience developing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform .
  
• Exposure to managing the full product lifecycle of cloud‑native core services.
  

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Expertise

• Hands-on experience with GCP infrastructure and services .
  
• Deep understanding of cloud networking concepts such as Hybrid Connectivity , VPN , NAT , IPAM , DNS , and routing .
  
• Strong knowledge of cloud security including KMS, PKI, encryption standards, and least‑privilege access principles.
  

Kubernetes, Service Mesh & GitOps

• Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio or Anthos for secure service‑to‑service communication and observability.
  
• Competence in managing Istio telemetry , sidecar injection, and enforcing mTLS.
  
• Experience with Anthos Config Management , GitOps-driven provisioning , and Backstage GitOps workflows .
  
• Understanding of shared Kubernetes services such as CoreDNS , cert‑manager , Dynatrace , Cloudability , and Infoblox .
  
• Familiarity with OPA Gatekeeper for policy enforcement and tenant isolation.
  

Security, Observability & Performance

• Strong security mindset with a proven track record of designing secure, resilient cloud-native systems.
  
• Experience implementing observability stacks including Prometheus , Dynatrace , and OpenTelemetry .
  
• Deep understanding of Linux internals , system performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
  
• Familiarity with Aqua Security for container runtime protection.
  

CI/CD & Automation Tooling

• Hands-on experience with Harness CI/CD for secure and automated deployment workflows.
  

Professional Attributes

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
  
• Ability to work effectively in fast‑paced, dynamic environments and adapt quickly to change.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on delivering high‑quality outcomes.