Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer (GCP, Kubernetes) - Contract - Remote (with some travel) - 5-6

Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer (GCP, Kubernetes) - Contract - Remote (with some travel) - 5-6 months initially - (RL8127) Our client is looking for a highly experienced Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer to build, operate, and industrialise modern cloud native platforms across both public and private cloud environments. Duration: 5-6 months initially Pay Rate: Competitive IR35 Status: Inside (PLEASE NOTE: Employer NI is paid for by the client)Location: Remote with occasional travel to Hatfield Clearance: Banking clearance required The Role:You will design, build, and run secure, reliable, and fully automated platform services used by major customers undergoing digital transformation. This role is hands on and highly technical, with a focus on industrialising platform operations, enforcing governance, and delivering repeatable, automated infrastructure patterns across GCP and private cloud environments. Main Responsibilities: Platform Engineering andamp; Operations Build, operate, and evolve lab and production platforms across GCP (GKE, GKE On-Prem, GDC). Manage Kubernetes clusters at scale - including cluster life cycle, upgrades, drift remediation, and Day 0/1/2 automation. Implement GitOps-first operations using ArgoCD. Enforce platform policies, configuration baselines, and compliance evidence collection. Automation andamp; Infrastructure as Code Engineer consistent public/private cloud infrastructure using: Terraform Enterprise Ansible Automation Platform Metalsoft Develop ..... full job details .....