GCP DevOps Consultant

GCP Senior DevOps Consultant 💰 £450/day (Inside IR35) 📍 Sheffield (2 days pw onsite) 📅 6-Month Contract Our client is looking for an experienced GCP Senior DevOps Consultant to design, automate and operate scalable cloud-native platforms within a large financial services environment. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep expertise across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GKE/Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker and Helm. You'll drive Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation and DevSecOps practices while supporting reliable and secure application deployments across hybrid and public cloud environments. Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate scalable Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• Build, manage and troubleshoot GKE/Kubernetes clusters and workloads.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Develop automation using Python and Bash/Shell scripting.
• Build and maintain enterprise Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop Jenkins scripted pipelines using Groovy, including multi-branch pipelines, webhooks, credentials and permissions.
• Build and deploy containerised workloads using Docker, Kubernetes and Helm Charts.
• Work with GCP services including GKE, Managed Instance Groups (MIGs), Cloud SQL and Memorystore.
• Implement DevSecOps controls including SonarQube, Checkmarx and container scanning.
• Integrate monitoring and observability using Datadog, AppDynamics and Grafana.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and application deployments.
• Manage Git-based workflows and branching strategies supporting enterprise deployments.
• Work with Maven, NPM, Nexus and GCR-based build and repository environments.
• Support enterprise networking and firewall requirements.
• Improve platform reliability, performance and automation across hybrid and public cloud environments. Essential Skills
• Deep hands-on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience.
• Strong GKE and Kubernetes engineering experience.
• Expert-level Docker and Helm knowledge.
• Strong Terraform and Ansible experience.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise.
• Hands-on Jenkins CI/CD and Groovy pipeline development.
• Strong Python and Bash/Shell scripting experience.
• Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting.
• Strong Git and Git-based deployment workflow experience.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps controls using SonarQube, Checkmarx and/or container scanning.
• Experience with Datadog, Grafana and/or AppDynamics.
• Understanding of enterprise networking and firewall concepts.
• Experience working across hybrid and public cloud environments. Desirable Skills
• GCP certification.
• CKA / CKAD or equivalent Kubernetes certification.
• Cloud SQL and Memorystore.
• Managed Instance Groups (MIGs).
• Enterprise networking.
• API platforms.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Maven, NPM, Nexus and GCR.
• Financial Services / Banking experience.
• Agile delivery experience. Please apply with your CV and we'll be in touch. Thank you!