At a Glance
- Tasks: Own and evolve the GCP platform, ensuring top-notch cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company in Bradford with a hybrid work culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days leave, birthday off, and wellbeing perks.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace with a focus on continuous learning and career development.
- Why this job: Make an impact on AI-driven projects while enjoying flexibility and growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Experience in GCP, DevOps, and building scalable infrastructure is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We’re looking for a Senior GCP Cloud & DevOps Engineer to join our team in Bradford on a 12-month FTC. This is a hybrid role, with two days in the office and three days working remotely each week.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the end-to-end GCP platform, covering infrastructure design, deployment, lifecycle management, and ongoing optimisation.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure to support AI and data products.
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and consistent product delivery.
- Drive platform reliability and performance through strong observability, monitoring, and AIOps practices.
- Ensure platform security, governance, and compliance, working closely with central Security and adhering to best practices.
- Optimise cloud spend and resource usage, balancing cost efficiency with performance and scalability.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, data, and product teams to enable rapid development and innovation.
- Create and maintain clear, high-quality documentation across platforms, services, and data products.
- Define, track, and improve key platform KPIs such as availability, deployment frequency, MTTR, and security posture.
- Support incident management, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of platform operations.
Essential Qualifications
- Proven experience working in high-performing Platform / DevOps teams.
- Strong hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Solid background in DevOps or Platform Engineering, building scalable, automated infrastructure.
- Expertise in CI/CD design and implementation (e.g., GitHub Actions, Terraform, Cloud Build).
- Experience supporting AI‑driven applications, microservices, and API‑led architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills using logs, tracing, and observability tools.
- Good understanding of cloud networking, security principles, IAM, and VPC design.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced, product‑led environments with multiple stakeholders.
Desirable Qualifications
- GCP Professional‑level certification.
- Experience working with offshore teams or third‑party delivery partners.
- Exposure to AIOps practices and advanced observability tooling (e.g., OpenTelemetry).
- Experience implementing cloud governance and security frameworks at scale.
- Strong awareness of cost optimisation strategies within GCP environments.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + bonus.
- 25 days annual leave, with the option to purchase 5 more.
- Enjoy your birthday off, plus an additional 3 days of annual leave after 5 years of service.
- Wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance.
- Matched pension contribution up to 10%.
- Car benefit scheme.
- Online learning platform for continuous career development.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates.
Senior GCP Cloud & DevOps Engineer in Bradford employer: Virgin Media Business Ireland
Liberty Blume is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic hybrid work environment in Leeds that fosters both professional growth and personal well-being. With competitive salaries, generous leave policies, and access to comprehensive health benefits, employees are supported in achieving a healthy work-life balance while being part of an innovative team dedicated to continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.
Contact Details:
Virgin Media Business Ireland Recruitment Team
