Job Description
Full-Stack GitOps Engineer
Must have strong experience in Kong and Envoy within a banking environment.
Location: Glasgow or London - 5 days per week onsite
Contract: 6 months
Rate: £425 per day
IR35: Inside IR35
We are recruiting for a talented Full-Stack/GitOps Engineer to join a major banking programme based in Glasgow.
This role requires a hands-on engineer with strong full-stack development experience, modern Front End and Back End technologies, API gateway configuration and GitOps-based delivery.
Banking or financial services experience is essential.
Key Skills & Experience Required
- Strong TypeScript and JavaScript development experience
- Hands-on experience building applications using React.js and Next.js
- Backend development experience with Python, Golang or Java
- Experience building schema-driven UIs and services
- Strong understanding of OpenAPI Specification (OAS) and/or JSON Schema
- Professional experience configuring API gateways, including:
- Kong
- Envoy
- Akamai/CloudFront
- Experience configuring routes, services, upstreams and plugins
- Strong hands-on GitOps experience
- Experience with code-based configuration workflows, including:
- Authoring configuration
- Pull requests
- Validation
- Merge and reconciliation
- Automated rollback
- Comfortable working with CLI and code-editor-based workflows
Desirable Skills
- Exposure to Akamai/CloudFront, including CDN, WAF and edge configuration
- Experience with drift detection and desired-state reconciliation
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a high-profile banking programme, helping to drive modern engineering practices and GitOps-based API gateway delivery.
Please note: This is a 5-day-per-week onsite role in London or Glasgow. Banking/financial services experience is essential.
Rate: £425/day Inside IR35 | 6-month contract
Full-Stack GitOps Engineer in London employer: Uniting People
Join a leading banking technology programme in Glasgow as an API Engineer, where you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies like Envoy Proxy. Enjoy competitive rates, a supportive environment, and the chance to make a significant impact in the financial services sector while working onsite in the vibrant city of Glasgow.
