Queen Square Recruitment
GCP DevOps Consultant
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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.
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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.
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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.
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