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# Technical Application Specialist

- **Company:** Lloyds Banking Group
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Services, Continuous Integration, Network Control, Network Segmentation, Role-Based Access Control, Service Discovery, Google Cloud, Autoscaling, Istio, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Terraform
- **Published:** August 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/44314561/

## About the Role

Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Infrastructure ManagementProficiency in designing, deploying, and managing multi-tenant GKE clusters, including control plane operations and node pool optimizationsHands-on experience with GKE configurations such as autoscaling, multi-zone/regional clusters, and workload optimization for tenant-specific use casesCommunication Skills: Clear verbal and written communication to interact with senior management, colleagues and support teams.Incident Management and Troubleshooting: Demonstrated expertise in resolving infrastructure-related incidents, addressing Kubernetes cluster issues, optimizing Istio configurations, conducting impact analysis, and executing root cause resolutionProficient in troubleshooting Istio-related challenges such as traffic routing misconfigurations, mTLS failures, policy enforcement, and control plane connectivity problemsExperience in performing comprehensive root cause analysis (RCA) for incidents, identifying contributing
factors across infrastructure, Kubernetes, and Istio layers, and implementing permanent solutions to prevent recurrenceSkilled in coordinating with cross-functional teams during incidents to ensure rapid resolution while minimizing downtime and tenant impactExpertise in documenting and refining incident management workflows to enhance organizational response times and resiliencyAn understanding of Terraform state management, workspaces, and CI/CD pipeline integration for automated infrastructure deploymentThis role requires out of hours on-call support 24x7x365 on a rotational basis.And any experience of these would be really usefulExpertise in integrating Istio into GKE for traffic management, service discovery, and enhanced security in a multi-tenant contextProven skills in securing GKE clusters using RBAC, network segmentation, and secret managementKnowledge of GCP networking, including VPC design, subnets, ingress/egress configurations, and tenant-specific network policiesAbout



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