Devops SRE

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 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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