Cloud Engineer (GCP)

Grid Edge Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company in the energy sector is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to enhance their GCP infrastructure. You will manage cloud operations, implement infrastructure-as-code, optimize resources, and lead initiatives for security and compliance. This role offers autonomy and opportunities for professional growth while supporting the mission to drive commercial buildings towards net-zero.

Benefits

Hybrid working with regular connection events

26 days flexible holiday allowance

Enhanced parental and family leave policies

Comprehensive benefits including healthcare and pension

Qualifications

• Excellent experience managing GCP resources at scale with strong Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities using terraform.
• Proven experience with cloud security, compliance automation, and ISO-27001 requirements.
• Experience with automated vulnerability scanning, access control, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the health and evolution of GCP infrastructure.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code deployments and optimize cloud resources.
• Champion cloud best practices across the engineering organization.

Skills

Infrastructure-as-Code

Cloud Security

VPN Management

Automated Deployment

CI/CD Pipelines

Scripting

Team Mentoring

Tools

Terraform

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Cloud Engineer (GCP)

Reports to: Lead Data Engineer
Location: UK (Hybrid Working)

Join Our Mission to Power Commercial Buildings to Net-Zero

Grid Edge is an award-winning AI company specializing in the energy sector, and we're the AI that is powering commercial buildings to net-zero. We're seeking an exceptional Cloud Engineer to join our cause and drive operations excellence across our rapidly growing cloud infrastructure.

About This Role

Grid Edge is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to become a key contributor to our expanding team, taking significant ownership of our rapidly growing GCP infrastructure. You will be responsible for the health and evolution of our cloud infrastructure, ensuring it can support our growing customer base and ambitious strategy. This is not just a cloud operations role; you will work closely with data engineers and software developers, implementing infrastructure-as-code, optimizing cloud resources, and designing solutions to meet product demands.

As our Cloud Engineer, you'll take full ownership of GCP resource provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management. You'll implement Infrastructure-as-Code deployments, optimize cloud resources, and manage network architecture including Tailscale VPN. Your work includes auto-scaling configuration, capacity planning for new services, and implementing automated security scanning and compliance checking in CI/CD pipelines to maintain our 99%+ uptime SLO.

You will champion cloud best practices across the engineering organization, ensuring we deliver a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective platform. You'll develop comprehensive monitoring strategies, mentor engineering teams on Infrastructure-as-Code practices, and create standardized deployment tooling that multiplies the entire team's productivity through automation.

As Grid Edge continues to grow, this role offers significant opportunities for increased autonomy and professional development, allowing you to shape the future of our cloud infrastructure while contributing directly to our mission of powering commercial buildings to net-zero.

Key Skills and Experience We're Looking For

Essential Cloud Expertise

• Excellent experience managing GCP resources at scale with strong Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities using terraform.
• Proven experience with cloud security, compliance automation, and ISO-27001 requirements
• Advanced knowledge of network architecture, VPN management, and cloud connectivity
• Experience with automated vulnerability scanning, access control, and disaster recovery.

DevOps & Automation Skills

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment processes, and configuration management
• Knowledge of monitoring and alerting tools such as Grafana and Datadog
• Experience with cost optimization, resource tagging, and budget forecasting for cloud infrastructure
• Proficiency in scripting and automation for cloud operations and compliance checking.

Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present complex technical information clearly
• Experience mentoring teams and conducting technical training on cloud best practices
• Proven ability to work in agile environments and collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure requirements

Why Join Grid Edge?

What We Offer:

• Hybrid working with regular connection events at our Birmingham office
• 26 days of flexible holiday allowance and flexible working hours
• Enhanced parental and family leave policies
• Comprehensive benefits including income protection, life assurance, healthcare schemes, and pension

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We care for our employees as much as we care for the planet, embracing diversity as an inclusive employer. Everyone's welcome, everyone's respected, and that's how we roll. We are always looking for individuals who bring something different to the team.

Ready to drive cloud excellence and help power the world toward net-zero?
We'd love to hear from you.

Values:

• Responsible
• Open-Minded
• Customer Focused
• Honest