Public Cloud Senior Infrastructure Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Public Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (GCP/Azure): Building and optimizing highly resilient and scalable Kubernetes environments on Google Cloud Platform and Azure with an accent on security controls, resource efficiency, and CI/CD automation. Focus on diagnosing complex system-level issues, implementing robust security policies, and managing cloud-native core services.

Location: Halifax or Leeds, UK. This role is hybrid, requiring at least two days per week, or 40% of time, at our locations.

Salary: £70,929 – £78,810

Company

hirify.global is redefining banking from the inside out through an extensive transformation program, building the bank of the future.

What you will do

• Collaborate to architect, implement, and maintain highly resilient and scalable Kubernetes environments in the cloud.
• Engineer and optimise Kubernetes infrastructure to support multitenant workloads, ensuring strong isolation, resource efficiency, and operational scalability.
• Implement and manage robust security controls, including OPA gatekeeper policies and fine-grained RBAC policies.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing, seamless deployment, and continuous integration across environments.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues related to scalability, performance, and automation, ensuring optimal infrastructure health.
• Take part in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering role, ideally across both consumer and SaaS technology landscapes.
• Proven expertise in deploying and maintaining production-grade Kubernetes clusters and services.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (k8s) and Containers in live environments.
• Strong background in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Proficient in programming with Python, Go, and Bash for automation and tooling.
• Skilled in writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.
• Experience in curating and managing the full product lifecycle of cloud-native core services.
• Work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our locations in Halifax or Leeds.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and services across Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/Azure.
• Proficient in writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, with a strong understanding of modular and reusable code practices.
• Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio and Anthos for managing microservices communication and observability.
• Deep understanding of networking concepts in Cloud like Hybrid Connectivity, VPN, NAT, IPAM, DNS and routing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Cloud Security, Key Management Service (KMS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Encryption, and the principles of least privilege.
• Deep understanding of Linux operating systems, including system internals, networking, and performance tuning.
• Exposure to high-throughput environments with experience implementing observability stacks (Prometheus/Dynatrace for logging and metrics, and OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing).

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic, inclusive, and supportive environment that fosters equal opportunity and real career progression.
• Performance share bonus.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Flexible cash pot that you can adjust to suit your lifestyle.
• Private health cover.
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Various share schemes including free shares.