Platform/DevOps Engineer Role – GCP.. We’re looking for a hands-on Platform / DevOps Engineer with deep experience running production workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). This role is for someone who enjoys building, automating, and operating cloud-native platforms – not just designing them.
You’ll own Kubernetes infrastructure end to end: provisioning, CI/CD, deployments, service mesh, and day-to-day operations in a modern GCP environment.
Responsibilities: Design, build, and operate GKE clusters in production environments Automate cloud infrastructure on GCP using Terraform Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes-based deployments Implement and manage Istio service mesh for traffic management, security, and observability Support containerized microservices at scale
Required Skills & Experience (Must-Have) Strong hands-on experience with GKE in production Solid Kubernetes fundamentals (networking, RBAC, scaling, troubleshooting) Experience working in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Infrastructure as Code using Terraform CI/CD experience with Harness Strong GitHub workflow experience (PRs, branching, automation) Experience with Istio Service Mesh (traffic routing, mTLS, canary/blue-green deployments) Deep understanding of containers and cloud-native architectures
£500 per day – 6 Month Contract Office Locations: Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, Edinburgh…