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Network Operations Engineer, Sovereign Operations, Hampshire

Google· Google Public Sector
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Hybrid (Hampshire and London (UK))Full-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Network Operations Engineer responsible for deploying and operating private cloud services and underlying networks for critical UK customers, focusing on software defined networking within a Kubernetes architecture and maintaining secure, scalable cloud platform networks.

Responsibilities

  • Engage and improve the whole life cycle of secure cloud platform network systems.
  • Assist Engineering and Operations teams in building an ecosystem of integration, empowering software automation to scale within private/secure networks.
  • Maintain, secure, and debug cross-cluster communications in an air-gapped kubernetes infrastructure using Cilium for eBPF-based container networking and Istio for microservice communication.
  • Scale systems sustainably through automation and changes that improve network reliability, security and performance.
  • Work cross-functionally to drive Infrastructure as Code and GitOps pipelines, ensuring network configurations are deployed programmatically.
  • Provide highly technical implementation and operational support in customer environments, including guidance on cross-product integrations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Networking, Information Security, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of experience with Linux Systems Administration and kernel level/data plane cloud native networking.
  • Experience with one or more scripting languages e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell.
  • Experience with designing and implementing resilient, secure networks using a wide range of technologies.
  • Active, or the ability to obtain, a Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.

Skills

Required:Linux Systems AdministrationScriptingKubernetes
Nice to have:CiliumIstio
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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