DevOps Consultant

GCP-DevOps-Consultant-

Sheffield-based-(2-days-per-week-onsite)-

6-Month-contract

-475-per-day-(inside-IR35)-

We''re-currently-supporting-an-organisation-based-Sheffield-who-require-an-experienced-DevOps-Consultant.-This-is-an-exciting-opportunity-to-play-a-key-role-in-designing,-automating,-and-optimising-cloud-native-platforms-within-a-highly-regulated-enterprise-environment.-Responsible-for-driving-DevOps-best-practices,-Infrastructure-as-Code,-CI/CD-automation,-and-Kubernetes-based-deployments-across-Google-Cloud,-helping-to-deliver-secure,-scalable,-and-resilient-solutions.

Role-Responsibilities

• Design,-build,-and-support-scalable-cloud-native-platforms-on-Google-Cloud-(GCP).
• Develop-and-maintain-Infrastructure-as-Code-using-Terraform,-Ansible,-and-scripting-languages.
• Manage-and-optimise-Kubernetes-(GKE)-environments,-Docker-containers,-and-Helm-deployments.
• Build,-enhance,-and-maintain-enterprise-CI/CD-pipelines-using-Jenkins-and-Git-based-workflows.
• Implement-DevSecOps-practices,-integrating-security-and-code-quality-tools-into-delivery-pipelines.
• Collaborate-with-engineering,-infrastructure,-and-operations-teams-to-improve-platform-reliability-and-automation.
• Monitor-and-optimise-platform-performance-using-tools-such-as-Datadog,-Grafana,-and-AppDynamics.
• Support-hybrid-cloud-environments-and-ensure-robust-networking-and-security-controls-are-in-place.
• Troubleshoot-complex-infrastructure,-deployment,-and-pipeline-related-issues.
• Drive-continuous-improvement-through-automation,-standardisation,-and-best-practice-adoption.

Experience-Required

• Strong-hands-on-experience-with-Google-Cloud-Platform-(GCP),-GKE,-and-Kubernetes.
• Expertise-in-Docker,-Helm-Charts,-and-containerised-deployments.
• Proven-experience-with-Terraform,-Ansible,-Python,-Bash/Shell-scripting,-and-Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Strong-knowledge-of-Jenkins-CI/CD,-Groovy-pipelines,-Git,-and-branching-strategies.
• Experience-implementing-DevSecOps-tooling-including-SonarQube,-Checkmarx,-and-container-security-scanning.
• Solid-Linux/Unix-administration-and-troubleshooting-skills.
• Experience-with-monitoring-and-observability-tools-including-Datadog,-Grafana,-and-AppDynamics.
• Knowledge-of-networking,-firewalls,-and-enterprise-DevOps-operating-models.
• Experience-supporting-applications-across-hybrid-and-public-cloud-environments.

Desirable

• GCP,-CKA,-or-CKAD-certifications.
• Experience-with-CloudSQL-and-Memorystore.
• Knowledge-of-enterprise-networking-and-API-platforms.
• SRE-background-and-experience-working-within-Agile-delivery-environments.