Role: Senior Cloud Network SRE / Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Bristol, Leeds and Halifax , UK
Hybrid (3 Days/Week at office)
Employment type: Contract
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Network SRE / Cloud Platform Engineer with strong expertise in GCP/AWS networking, incident management, Kubernetes, and platform reliability engineering. The ideal candidate should be capable of troubleshooting complex cloud networking issues, leading production incident resolution, and driving reliability improvements through automation and observability.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex GCP/AWS network incidents in production environments.
- Perform deep-dive analysis using TCP Dumps, packet captures, and network diagnostics tools.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to TCP/IP, DNS, Routing, Firewalls, VPNs, Load Balancers, Network Overlays, Network Segregation, and Peer-to-Peer communication.
- Support and manage Kubernetes platforms (GKE/EKS).
- Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
- Perform incident response, problem management, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Automate operational tasks using Python and Shell scripting.
- Manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
Mandatory Skills
- Strong hands-on experience in GCP and/or AWS Networking.
- Expertise in TCP/IP, DNS, Routing, Firewalls, VPNs, Load Balancing, and Packet Analysis.
- Experience with tcpdump, and network troubleshooting tools.
- Strong knowledge of Network Overlays, Network Segmentation, and Kubernetes Networking.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (GKE/EKS).
- Experience with Dynatrace, or Cloud Monitoring tools.
- Python and Shell scripting expertise.
- Terraform and CI/CD experience.
- Strong Incident Management and RCA skills.
Good to Have
- Banking/Financial Services experience.
- Service Mesh (Istio) knowledge.
- GCP/AWS/CKA/Terraform Certifications.
- Understanding of SLI/SLO/SLA and SRE practices.
Pay: £480.00-£500.00 per day
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leeds (West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and Humber Region)
